For the American college basketball coach, see Billy Gillispie.
Billy Gillespie
Personal information
Full name
William Ballintrae Gillespie
Date of birth
(1891-08-06)6 August 1891
Place of birth
Kerrykeel, Ireland
Date of death
2 July 1981(1981-07-02) (aged 89)
Place of death
Bexley, England
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1907–1910
Institute
1910–1912
Leeds City
24
(10)
1912–1933
Sheffield United
448
(127)
Total
472
(137)
International career
1913–1930
Ireland
25
(13)
Managerial career
1932–1940
Derry City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
William Ballintrae Gillespie (6 August 1891 – 2 July 1981) was an Irish football player who played as a striker for Sheffield United over a twenty-year period from 1913 to 1932, scoring over 137 League and Cup goals in 492 games for the Yorkshire side. Gillespie was born in Kerrykeel, County Donegal, Ireland and began his career with Irish side Institute in 1907. After a short spell with Linfield he moved to England to play for Leeds City in 1910 before moving to Sheffield United in 1912, where he would stay until he retired from playing. Gillespie also made 25 appearances for the Ireland national team. In 1932 he took over as manager of Derry City where he remained until 1940. After leaving Derry, Gillespie moved to the south of England where he lived until his death in 1981.
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Trinidad and Tobago; the previous record of 13 goals was held jointly by BillyGillespie and Colin Clarke. As of October 2015, Kyle Lafferty is second to Healy...
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