Michael_Gilhooley
Michael Gilhooley
Scottish footballer
Michael Gilhooley (26 November 1894 – 17 May 1969) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He represented Scotland once at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 November 1894[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 1969(1969-05-17) (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Troon, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glencraig Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | → Abercorn (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1914–1918 | Vale of Leven | 15 | (0) |
| 1918–1920 | Clydebank | 57 | (2) |
| 1920–1922 | Hull City | 67 | (0) |
| 1922–1925 | Sunderland | 19 | (0) |
| 1925–1927 | Bradford City | 52 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | Queen's Park Rangers | 9 | (0) |
| Troon Athletic | |||
| Total | 228 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1922 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Edinburgh but with much of his early life spent in Fife, Gilhooley played junior football for Glencraig Celtic, then played for Celtic, Abercorn, Vale of Leven, Clydebank, Hull City, Sunderland, Bradford City and Queens Park Rangers, before returning to junior football with Troon Athletic.[2][3][4][5]
At Hull he made 67 league and 5 FA Cup appearances.[6] At Sunderland he made 19 league appearances,[7] having suffered a broken leg soon after joining the club.[8]
He signed for Bradford City in May 1925, and left the club in May 1927.[9] He made 52 appearances in the Football League for them, as well as 1 FA Cup appearance.[10] He then moved to London with QPR, making 9 league appearances in his single season at Loftus Road.[11]
Gilhooley earned one international cap for Scotland in 1922.[3][4]
- (Scotland player) Michael Gilhooley, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Michael Gilhooley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Michael Gilhooley at National-Football-Teams.com
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "TigerBase - Players". tigerbase.hullcity.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- Charlie Buchan (2011). Charles Buchan: A Lifetime in Football. Random House. ISBN 9781845969271.
- Frost, p. 396
- Frost, p. 382
- Seasonal Stats | Files, QPRnet
- Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
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