For other people with the same name, see William Gillespie.
Billie Gillespie
Personal information
Full name
William Jardine Gillespie[1]
Date of birth
(1873-10-02)2 October 1873
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
1942 (aged 67–68)
Place of death
United States
Position(s)
Centre forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
Strathclyde
1895–1897
Lincoln City
37
(16)
1897–1905
Manchester City
218
(126)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
William Jardine Gillespie (2 October 1873 – 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for Lincoln City and Manchester City. Gillespie is tied alongside Fred Tilson as Man City's ninth highest goalscorer of all time.[2]
^John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Rai, Shreyas (4 March 2023). "Manchester City all-time top goal scorers: Aguero leads the way | Goal.com". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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