Sandy Gilligan

Sandy Gilligan
Personal information
Full name Alexander Patterson Gilligan
Date of birth 1872
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 1952 (aged 79–80)
Position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
East Craigie
1892–1893 Dundee East End
1893–1895 Dundee 40 (13)
1894 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 1 (0)
1895–1900 Bolton Wanderers 98 (17)
Total 131 (29)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Patterson Gilligan (1872 – 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee (being among the first players to play for the club following its formation in 1893, and the scorer of the first league goal) and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.

He was the eldest of four brothers who were professional footballers, the others being Billy, Sam and John.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sandy Gilligan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ↑ 'We want to be here for another 140 years': East Craigie JFC celebrate milestone anniversary, Evening Telegraph, 15 February 2020
  3. ↑ Sandy Gilligan Player Profile, Dee Archive
  4. ↑ Brown, John. "Blether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William and Sam". The Courier. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  6. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ Kenneth Campbell's life story – Part IV, The Weekly News, 28 May 1921, via Play Up Liverpool
  8. ↑ Personalia – Sam Gilligan, Liverpool F.C., Joint Everton and Liverpool Match Programme, 15 October 1910, via Play Up Liverpool
  9. ↑ Brown, John. "Blether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William and Sam". The Courier. Retrieved 20 November 2022.