Willie Gildea
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Franklyn Gildea[1] | ||
Date of birth | October 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Broxburn, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1949 (aged 64–65) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lochgelly St Patrick's | |||
1909–1910 | Falkirk | 1 | (0) |
1910–1911 | Bradford City | 7 | (0) |
1911–1912 | Birmingham | 18 | (1) |
1912–19?? | Belfast Celtic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Franklyn Gildea (October 1884 – 1949) was a Scottish
Life and career
Gildea was born in October 1884 in
Gildea played at
Unlike Devine, Gildea had to wait for his debut. He played reserve-team football for his first few months, until, in February 1911, Bradford City completed his transfer, for a fee of £60, and he became eligible for the first team.
Gildea played a further five First Division matches before
Gildea went straight into the team for the visit to
He signed for
Gildea died in 1949.[12]
References
- ^ Matthews 1995, p. 90.
- ^ a b Meffen, John. "A–Z of Pre-war Falkirk Players" (PDF). Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 38. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Peter Gildea". Cowdenbeath F.C. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ The Man on the Mound (17 February 1909). "Scottish Union". Falkirk Herald. p. 8.
- ^ "Falkirk. Progressive Bairns". Scottish Referee. 30 July 1909. p. 3.
- ^ "Falkirk improve their position". Athletic News. Manchester. 31 January 1910. p. 8.
- ^ "Falkirk F.C.'s heavy loss". Courier and Argus. Dundee. 13 July 1910. p. 6.
- ^ "Football". Yorkshire Post. 30 August 1910. p. 12.
- ^ a b Dewhirst, John (2 June 2020). "City team-mates: Rundown of the 1911 FA Cup winners". Telegraph and Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Points in this week's great international. Record of players to be engaged". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 29 March 1911. p. 5.
Gildea, one of the great successes against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, was only definitely signed by Bradford City a few weeks ago, though he went to that town in September last. His previous club was Falkirk, and his transfer fee was but £60.
- ^ Parader (1 March 1911). "A thrilling game. Bradford City beat Blackburn Rovers". Leeds Mercury. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "Gildea, WF (Willie)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Harricus (13 March 1911). "Distinction for Bradford". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ "Blackburn surprised. Bradford City a superior side". Manchester Guardian. 27 March 1911. p. 4.
- ^ Anglo-Scot (17 April 1911). "A Scottish final for the English Cup. A new record. Thirteen Scotsmen engaged". Scottish Referee. p. 2.
- ^ Frost 1988, p. 144.
- ^ "Football Association meeting. Important decisions". Yorkshire Post. 10 July 1911. p. 14.
- ^ "New players". Manchester Guardian. 21 September 1911. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Matthews 1995, p. 158.
- ^ "Birmingham draw. Grimsby given a hard game at St. Andrew's. Gildea's goal". Birmingham Gazette. 30 October 1911. p. 7.
- ^ "A feeble display. Birmingham's Cup career concluded. Vigorous opponents". Birmingham Gazette. 23 January 1912. p. 8.
- ^ Forward (29 January 1912). "Birmingham debutants". Daily News. London. p. 8.
- ^ "Birmingham League. Birmingham Reserves 2, Albion Res. 0". Birmingham Gazette. 9 April 1912. p. 7.
- ^ "Lochgelly United v. Cowdenbeath". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 6 September 1912. p. 5.
There is a probability that Wm. Gildea, Lochgelly, who was with Falkirk and Bradford City, will turn out
- ^ "Belfast Celtic". Belfast News-Letter. 21 October 1912. p. 4.
- ^ "Belfast Celtic v. Distillery". Belfast News-Letter. 19 December 1912. p. 3.
"Belfast City Cup. Distillery v. Belfast Celtic". Northern Whig. Belfast. 4 January 1913. p. 3.
"Shelbourne v. Belfast Celtic". Northern Whig. Belfast. 13 January 1913. p. 3.
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.