Sam Gillam
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Gladstone Gillam | ||
Date of birth | 17 February 1867 | ||
Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
Date of death | 13 October 1938 | ||
Place of death | Chard, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1884–1886 | Wrexham Lever | ||
1886–1888 |
Wrexham Olympic | ||
1888 | Bolton Wanderers[1] | 2 | (0) |
1888–1889 | Wrexham | ||
1889–1890 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
1890 |
Chirk | ||
1890–1893 | London Welsh | ||
1893–189? | Clapton | ||
189?–189? | Brighton Athletic | ||
1898–1904 | West Hampstead | ||
International career | |||
1889–1894 | Wales | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel Gladstone Gillam (17 February 1867 – 13 October 1938) was a
Football career
Gillam was born in
For the start of the inaugural Football League season, Gillam had agreed to join Everton but he "failed to turn up at the last minute" for Everton's first pre-season friendly.[4] He subsequently joined Bolton Wanderers for whom he only made two appearances; ironically, his debut for Bolton came at Everton on 5 November when he stood in for Wanderers regular keeper Charlie Harrison. The match report in The Liverpool Mercury said "The visitors brought a strong eleven including Gillan (sic) who was to have kept goal for the home club this season."[5] Another match report said that Gillam "defended his charge in marvellous fashion, accounting for shot after shot in a style that brought forth hearty cheers";[3] despite his efforts, Everton won the match 2–1. His only other Football League appearance came in a 5–2 defeat at home to Preston North End,[3] who were to go through the season undefeated.
By the end of the year, he had returned to
Gillam retained his place as the Welsh international 'keeper for the next three matches (two victories against Ireland and a defeat against England), before Trainer was recalled.[11]
His connection with the Wrexham club ended in October 1889, after which he had brief spells with
He later briefly moved to the Brighton Athletic club, before joining West Hampstead. Although his business commitments restricted his football appearances, he remained on West Hampstead's books until 1904.[3]
International appearances
Gillam made five appearances for Wales as follows:[14]
Date | Venue | Opponent | Result[15] | Goals | Competition |
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15 April 1889 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Scotland | 0–0 | 0 | British Home Championship
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27 April 1889 | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast | Ireland | 3–1 | 0 | British Home Championship |
8 February 1890 | Old Racecourse, Shrewsbury | Ireland | 5–2 | 0 | British Home Championship
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15 March 1890 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | England | 1–3 | 0 | British Home Championship |
24 March 1894 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | Scotland | 2–5 | 0 | British Home Championship
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Win | Draw | Loss |
Career after football
Gillam became a hotelier in Cullompton in Devon and later took charge of the Crown Hotel in Fore Street, Chard, Somerset, where he died in October 1938.[3]
References
- ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 12 March 2023. (registration & fee required)
- ^ ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
- ^ "Everton 4 Padiham 1". Start of Season. Everton Independent Research Data. 3 September 1888. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Everton 2 Bolton Wanderers 1". Everton Independent Research Data. 5 November 1888. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Scotland v. Wales (Match report)". londonhearts.com. 15 April 1889. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Wales 0 – 0 Scotland". Welsh Football Data Archive. 15 April 1889. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Wales international results". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ At this time, the only countries involved in international football were the British "home" nations; i.e. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For a list of England's match results, see the England all-time match list, for the Scotland equivalent see the list of Scotland results and for Wales see the index of Wales international matches
- ^ "Wales 0 Scotland 0". londonhearts.com. 15 April 1889. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-86223-176-4.
- ^ "Scotland 5 – 2 Wales". Welsh Football Data Archive. 24 March 1894. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Scotland v. Wales (Match report)". londonhearts.com. 24 March 1894. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-86223-176-4.
- ^ Wales score first
External links
- Sam Gillam at EU-Football.info