- Birthdate: 18 February 1898
- Birthplace: Fencehouses, Co Durham, England
- Date of death: 1985
- Other clubs: Chester-Le-Street , Fencehouses, Sunderland (1920-21), Bristol City (1925-29), Blackburn Rovers (1929-30), Reading (1930-31), Mansfield Town (1931-32), Crewe Alexandra (1932-33)
- Signed from: Sunderland
- Signed for LFC: £250, 10.08.1921
- Liverpool debut: 04.03.1922
- Last appearance: 16.03.1925
- Debut goal: 01.04.1922
- Last goal: 04.11.1922
- Contract expiry: May 1925
- Win ratio: 57.89% W:11 D:3 L:5
- Games/goals ratio: 6.33
- League games / goals: 19 / 3
- Total games / goals: 19 / 3
Player Profile
Gilhespy was an outside-right who played in 19 first division games for Liverpool in the 1920's, spread over four seasons. Billy Lacey was established in the side when the club won the League title in 1921/22 and he only missed three matches that season with Gilhespy stepping in on two of those occasions. Lacey missed a number of games in the middle of the following season when Liverpool also finished in first place, but the ten matches Gilhespy figured in were not enough to qualify him for a Championship medal. Even though Lacey was still at the club, Gilhespy was selected for the opening four League fixtures of the 1923/24 season but hardly had a look-in after that run. Gilhespy was a vital part of the Bristol City team that won promotion to Second Division in the 1926/27 season, but after less than stellar progress by the club at this level he moved to first division Blackburn Rovers after four years at City. Gilhespy wasn‘t first-choice at Rovers and went on a transfer merry-go-round where he never stayed more than 12 months at each club.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
3 |
270 |
Cardiff City |
3 |
270 |
Oldham Athletic |
2 |
180 |
Nottingham Forest |
2 |
180 |
WBA |
2 |
180 |
Birmingham City |
2 |
180 |
Tottenham |
1 |
90 |
Arsenal |
1 |
90 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield United |
1 |
90 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
90 |
Newcastle United |
Total |
Venue |
11 |
Away |
8 |
Home |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
04.03.1922 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Ewood Park |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
50 |
01.04.1922 |
Oldham Athletic |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Chester-le-Street |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Fencehouses |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Sunderland |
1920-1921 |
England First Division |
15 |
1 |
15 |
1 |
Bristol City |
1925-1926 |
England Third Division South |
35 |
6 |
35 |
6 |
Bristol City |
1926-1927 |
England Third Division South |
40 |
8 |
40 |
8 |
Bristol City |
1927-1928 |
England Second Division |
14 |
7 |
15 |
7 |
Bristol City |
1928-1929 |
England Second Division |
28 |
4 |
28 |
4 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1929-1930 |
England First Division |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Reading |
1930-1931 |
England Second Division |
21 |
3 |
24 |
4 |
Mansfield Town |
1931-1932 |
England Third Division South |
19 |
4 |
20 |
4 |
Crewe |
1932-1933 |
England Third Division North |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Total |
180 |
34 |
185 |
35 |