Robert Gillespie (footballer, born 1904)

Robert Gillespie

Gillespie in 1929
Personal information
Full name	Robert Gillespie[1]
Date of birth	(1904-10-04)4 October 1904
Place of birth	Manchester, England[1]
Date of death	1971 (aged 66–67)[1]
Place of death	Manchester, England[1]
Position(s)	Inside-left
Youth career
	Newton Heath Loco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924–1926	Oldham Athletic	27	(5)
1926–1927	Luton Town	0	(0)
1927–1930	Port Vale	38	(14)
1930–1931	Wrexham	0	(0)
1931	Northwich Victoria
1931–1932	Barrow	9	(0)
193?–1934	Boston United
	Nelson
	Brierley Hill Alliance
	Ashton National Gas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Gillespie (20 October 1904 – 1971) was an English footballer who played at inside-left.

Gillespie played for Newton Heath Loco, Oldham Athletic and Luton Town, before joining Port Vale in May 1927.^[1] He hit 12 goals in 23 Second Division games in 1927–28, including braces against Southampton and Barnsley.^[1] He tore an elbow in December 1928, and could only find two goals in 14 games in 1928–29 as the club was relegated into the Third Division North.^[1] He featured just once in 1929–30, and was handed a free transfer to Wrexham.^[1] He later turned out for Northwich Victoria, Barrow, Boston United, Nelson, Brierley Hill Alliance and Ashton National Gas.^[1]

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