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John Rooney Gilmour (15 June 1901 – 26 February 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Bathgate and Dundee, plus shorter spells with Yeovil & Petters United, Montrose, Brechin City and Dundee United.[1]

John Gilmour

Personal information
Full name	John Rooney Gilmour
Date of birth	15 June 1901
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland[1]
Date of death	26 February 1963(1963-02-26) (aged 61)
Place of death	Dundee, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1923	Bathgate	56	(2)
1923–1936	Dundee	333	(13)
1936–1937	Yeovil & Petters United
1937	Montrose	11	(0)
1937	Brechin City	5	(0)
1938	Dundee United	8	(0)
National team
1930	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
1930	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made 369 appearances in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup for Dundee between 1923 to 1936,[2][1] playing in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final, a 2–1 defeat to Celtic.[3] In that match he played at outside left and also filled in at right back at times in his first four years at Dens Park, with 'Napper' Thomson the usual occupant of the left back berth; after Thomson left the club in 1927, Gilmour made the position his own for the next eight seasons.[2]

He made one appearance for the Scotland national team in 1930 and also played once for the Scottish League XI.[4][2]

References

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

External links

• John Gilmour at the Scottish Football Association
• London Hearts profile (Scotland)
• London Hearts profile (Scottish League)

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