John Rooney Gilmour (15 June 1901 – 26 February 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Bathgate and Dundee, plus shorter spells with Yeovil & Petters United, Montrose, Brechin City and Dundee United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Rooney Gilmour | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 26 February 1963 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1923 | Bathgate | 56 | (2) |
| 1923–1936 | Dundee | 333 | (13) |
| 1936–1937 | Yeovil & Petters United | ||
| 1937 | Montrose | 11 | (0) |
| 1937 | Brechin City | 5 | (0) |
| 1938 | Dundee United | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1930 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1930 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made 369 appearances in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup for Dundee between 1923 and 1936,[2][1] playing in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final, a 2–1 defeat to Celtic.[3] In that match he played at outside left and also filled in at right back at times in his first four years at Dens Park, with 'Napper' Thomson the usual occupant of the left back berth; after Thomson left the club in 1927, Gilmour made the position his own for the next eight seasons.[2]
He made one appearance for the Scotland national team in 1930 and also played once for the Scottish League XI.[4][2]
In 2024, Gilmour was named into the Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame, receiving the Heritage Award.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d Played for Dundee and Dundee United – Jock Gilmour, Dundee FC, 28 July 2017
- ^ Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925 (via The Celtic Wiki)
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 100)
- ^ "Dundee Football Club on Facebook". facebook.com. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links
edit- John Gilmour at the Scottish Football Association
- London Hearts profile (Scotland)
- London Hearts profile (Scottish League)
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