Michael Gilhooley

Michael Gilhooley (26 November 1894 – 17 May 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He represented Scotland once at international level.

Michael Gilhooley
Personal information
Date of birth 26 November 1894[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 17 May 1969(1969-05-17) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death Troon, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Glencraig Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1914 Celtic 0 (0)
1913–1914 → Abercorn (loan) 9 (0)
1914–1918 Vale of Leven 15 (0)
1918–1920 Clydebank 57 (2)
1920–1922 Hull City 67 (0)
1922–1925 Sunderland 19 (0)
1925–1927 Bradford City 52 (0)
1927–1928 Queen's Park Rangers 9 (0)
Troon Athletic
Total 228 (2)
International career
1922 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Edinburgh but with much of his early life spent in Fife, Gilhooley played junior football for Glencraig Celtic, then played for Celtic, Abercorn, Vale of Leven, Clydebank, Hull City, Sunderland, Bradford City and Queens Park Rangers, before returning to junior football with Troon Athletic.[2][3][4][5]

At Hull he made 67 league and 5 FA Cup appearances.[6] At Sunderland he made 19 league appearances,[7] having suffered a broken leg soon after joining the club.[8]

He signed for Bradford City in May 1925, and left the club in May 1927.[9] He made 52 appearances in the Football League for them, as well as 1 FA Cup appearance.[10] He then moved to London with QPR, making 9 league appearances in his single season at Loftus Road.[11]

Gilhooley earned one international cap for Scotland in 1922.[3][4]

References
  1. (Scotland player) Michael Gilhooley, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. Michael Gilhooley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. Michael Gilhooley at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. "Profile". Scottish FA.
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "TigerBase - Players". tigerbase.hullcity.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. Charlie Buchan (2011). Charles Buchan: A Lifetime in Football. Random House. ISBN 9781845969271.
  9. Frost, p. 396
  10. Frost, p. 382
  11. Seasonal Stats | Files, QPRnet
Sources
  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.


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