About James Gillespie
Born 1870. James Gillespie was a British association football player.
James Gillespie (22 March 1868 – 5 August 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played for Clyde, Sunderland Albion, Sunderland, Third Lanark, Ayr and Scotland.
Football career Gillespie, an outside right, joined Sunderland Albion from Clyde in 1891,
He returned to Scotland in 1897 with Third Lanark and it was with the Glasgow club that he won his only international cap aged 30. Despite scoring a hat-trick in Scotland's 5–2 win over Wales on 19 March 1898 (with the others from fellow debutant James McKee), he was never capped again for his country. Away from football he worked as an upholsterer and was based in Bearsden.
Honours Sunderland Football League champions: 1892–93, 1894–95
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Who was James Gillespie?
Scottish footballer
When was James Gillespie born?
James Gillespie was born in 1870 in Dunbartonshire.
When did James Gillespie die?
James Gillespie died in Glasgow.
What was James Gillespie's occupation?
James Gillespie was an association football player.
What nationality was James Gillespie?
James Gillespie was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: James Gillespie (footballer)
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