Wilfred Bernard Gillow (8 July 1892 – 11 March 1944) was an English professional football player and manager. Gillow also played cricket at county level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Bernard Gillow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1892[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England[3] | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 1944 (aged 51)[4] | ||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, England[5] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[6] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1914 | Blackpool | 25 | (3) |
| Preston North End | |||
| Fleetwood | |||
| Grimsby Town | |||
| Total | 25 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1924–1932 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 1934–1944 | Middlesbrough | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editGillow played club football for Blackpool, Preston North End, Fleetwood and Grimsby Town.[7]
Gillow began his coaching career as player-manager at Grimsby Town, and was in charge from 1924 to 1932.[8] He also managed Middlesbrough from March 1934 until his death in March 1944, which came after a "serious" operation.[7]
Cricket career
editGillow played club cricket for Cleethorpes, and represented Lincolnshire in 1926.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Grimsby Town | June 1924 | April 1932 | 353 | 142 | 68 | 143 | 40.2 | [10] |
| Middlesbrough | March 1934 | March 1944 | 236 | 92 | 55 | 89 | 39.0 | [10] |
| Total | 589 | 234 | 123 | 232 | 39.7 | — | ||
References
edit- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ "Mr. W. Gillow Dead Middlesbrough .C. Manager". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 11 March 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
Mr. Wilf Gillow, manager of Middlesbrough F.C.. died today in a County Durham hospital
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Grimsby Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Wilf Gillow (March 1934 to March 1944)". Middlesbrough. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Wilf Gillow". League Managers Association. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "A HISTORY OF CLEETHORPES CRICKET CLUB". Cleethorpes Cricket Club official website. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Managers: Wilf Gillow". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2017.