Billie Gillespie

For other people with the same name, see William Gillespie.

Billie Gillespie
Personal information
Full name William Jardine Gillespie[1]
Date of birth (1873-10-02)2 October 1873
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1942 (aged 67–68)
Place of death United States
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Strathclyde
1895–1897 Lincoln City 37 (16)
1897–1905 Manchester City 218 (126)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Jardine Gillespie (2 October 1873 – 1942) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for Lincoln City and Manchester City. Gillespie is tied alongside Fred Tilson as Man City's ninth highest goalscorer of all time.[2]

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Rai, Shreyas (4 March 2023). "Manchester City all-time top goal scorers: Aguero leads the way | Goal.com". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.