Brian Gilmore (footballer, born 1929)

For the Footscray player, see Brian Gilmore.

Brian Gilmore
Personal information
Full name Brian R. Gilmore
Date of birth (1929-12-01)1 December 1929
Date of death 2 July 2024(2024-07-02) (aged 94)
Original team(s) Koondrook
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1950–1953 Essendon 11 (2)
1955 St Kilda 10 (2)
Total 21 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian Rupert Gilmore (1 December 1929 – 2 July 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gilmore was recruited from Koondrook, a town on the Victorian side of the Murray River.[1][2] A follower, Gilmore started out in the seconds in 1949, then in 1950 broke into the seniors for the first time.[3][4] He made 11 league appearances in his time at Essendon, never more than four in a single season and was a member of the club's 1950 and 1952 seconds premierships.[3][4]

In 1954, Gilmore joined Richmond, where he played briefly in the seconds, before leaving for Kyneton.[5][6]

He spent the 1955 VFL season with St Kilda and put together 10 games that year, all in succession, a run which ended when he was forced to sit out four weeks for striking Carlton's Noel O'Brien.[4][7]

Also a professional runner, Gilmore competed in the Stawell Gift and once won the quarter mile race.[3][8]

Gilmore died on 2 July 2024, at the age of 94.[9]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "ESSENDON EXPERIMENT SUCCEEDS". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 April 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 8 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b c "Gilmore, Brian R." Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. (archived)
  4. ^ a b c "Brian Gilmore". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ "RICHMOND". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 April 1954. p. 19. Retrieved 8 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Match hinges on key duel". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 May 1954. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "'I DIDNT AIM BLOW': FERRY". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 August 1955. p. 26. Retrieved 8 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Footballers' Gift Plan Discussed". The Age. Melbourne. 16 April 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Gilmore, Brian Rupert". My Tributes. Retrieved 15 July 2024.