John Gilmour (footballer)

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]

John Gilmour
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(1963-02-26) (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]

References
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Played for Dundee and Dundee United – Jock Gilmour, Dundee FC, 28 July 2017
  3. Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925 (via The Celtic Wiki)
  4. (Smith 2013, p. 100)
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.


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