- Birthdate: 18 January 1882
- Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
- Date of death: 17 June 1965
- Other clubs: Belmont Athletic (1898-1901), Dundee Violet (1901-02),
Dundee (1902–03), Celtic (1903-04), Bristol City (1904-10), Gillingham (1913-15), Mahoning Valleys, Republican Iron and Steel Soccer Club (-1932)
- Signed from: Bristol City
- Signed for LFC: 30.04.1910
- Liverpool debut: 24.09.1910
- Last appearance: 14.12.1912
- Debut goal: 24.09.1910
- Last goal: 27.04.1912
- Contract expiry: 16.07.1913
- Win ratio: 47.5% W:19 D:8 L:13
- Games/goals ratio: 2.5
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 11 / 5
- League games / goals: 40 / 16
- Total games / goals: 40 / 16
Player Profile
Gilligan moved from Scottish Cup champions Celtic, where he had scored 13 goals in ten games, to second division Bristol City before the 1904/05 season. He was an instant success, scoring 17 goals in 37 games in his debut season and 20 goals in 37 League games when City won the Second Division in the 1905/06 season. He played for the Bristol City team who lost 1-0 to Manchester United in the 1909 FA Cup final and a year later moved to League runners-up Liverpool. Gilligan made a scoring debut at Manchester City on 24 September 1910 and although he was also selected for the next game at home to Everton, he wasn't picked for the first team again until February, when he started a run of 13 matches until the end of that 1910/11 season. His appearances were more frequent the following year, but Liverpool were on the brink of relegation on the last day when the Reds faced Oldham at Boundary Park. Gilligan was Liverpool's hero on the day scoring the winner in the second minute, his eleventh goal from 23 games, and keeping his club in the top division. He left for Gillingham the following summer and stayed there two years as player-manager in the Southern league.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
4 |
360 |
Arsenal |
3 |
270 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
3 |
270 |
Oldham Athletic |
3 |
270 |
Bolton Wanderers |
2 |
180 |
Manchester City |
2 |
180 |
Tottenham |
2 |
180 |
Bradford City |
2 |
180 |
Notts County |
2 |
180 |
Middlesbrough |
2 |
180 |
Sunderland |
2 |
180 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
180 |
Manchester United |
2 |
180 |
Bury |
2 |
180 |
Preston North End |
2 |
180 |
Everton |
1 |
90 |
Bristol City |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield United |
1 |
90 |
Newcastle United |
1 |
90 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1 |
90 |
WBA |
Total |
Venue |
23 |
Home |
17 |
Away |
Total |
W |
D |
L |
Win % |
Manager |
40 |
19 |
8 |
13 |
47.5% |
Tom Watson |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
24.09.1910 |
Manchester City |
Hyde Road |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
35 |
24.09.1910 |
Manchester City |
Hyde Road |
League |
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Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Belmont Athletic |
1898-1901 |
Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Dundee |
1901-1903 |
Scotland Division 1 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
Dundee |
1903-1904 |
Scotland Division 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Celtic |
1903-1904 |
Scotland Division 1 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
Bristol City |
1904-1905 |
England Second Division |
30 |
14 |
35 |
15 |
Bristol City |
1905-1906 |
England Second Division |
37 |
19 |
38 |
19 |
Bristol City |
1906-1907 |
England First Division |
37 |
15 |
39 |
18 |
Bristol City |
1907-1908 |
England First Division |
33 |
16 |
35 |
16 |
Bristol City |
1908-1909 |
England First Division |
29 |
9 |
39 |
12 |
Bristol City |
1909-1910 |
England First Division |
22 |
3 |
25 |
5 |
Gillingham |
1913-1915 |
Southern League |
65 |
15 |
65 |
15 |
Mahoning Valleys |
1923- |
USA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Republican Iron and Steel Soccer Club |
1932 (finished) |
USA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
275 |
104 |
298 |
113 |