Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wilfred Bernard Gillow [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1892 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England [3] | ||
Date of death | 11 March 1944 (aged 51) [4] | ||
Place of death | Middlesbrough, England [5] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [6] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1912–1914 | Blackpool | 25 | (3) |
Preston North End | |||
Fleetwood | |||
Grimsby Town | |||
Total | 25 | (3) | |
Managerial career | |||
1924–1932 | Grimsby Town | ||
1934–1944 | Middlesbrough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wilfred Bernard Gillow (8 July 1892 – 11 March 1944) was an English professional football player and manager. Gillow also played cricket at county level.
Gillow played club football for Blackpool, Preston North End, Fleetwood and Grimsby Town. [7]
Gillow began his coaching career as player-manager at Grimsby Town, and was in charge from 1924 to 1932. [8] He also managed Middlesbrough from March 1934 until his death in March 1944, which came after a "serious" operation. [7]
Gillow played club cricket for Cleethorpes, and represented Lincolnshire in 1926. [9]
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Grimsby Town | June 1924 | April 1932 | 353 | 142 | 68 | 143 | 40.2 | [10] |
Middlesbrough | March 1934 | March 1944 | 236 | 92 | 55 | 89 | 39.0 | [10] |
Total | 589 | 234 | 123 | 232 | 39.7 | — |
Mr. Wilf Gillow, manager of Middlesbrough F.C.. died today in a County Durham hospital
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Wilfred Bernard Gillow [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1892 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England [3] | ||
Date of death | 11 March 1944 (aged 51) [4] | ||
Place of death | Middlesbrough, England [5] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [6] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1912–1914 | Blackpool | 25 | (3) |
Preston North End | |||
Fleetwood | |||
Grimsby Town | |||
Total | 25 | (3) | |
Managerial career | |||
1924–1932 | Grimsby Town | ||
1934–1944 | Middlesbrough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wilfred Bernard Gillow (8 July 1892 – 11 March 1944) was an English professional football player and manager. Gillow also played cricket at county level.
Gillow played club football for Blackpool, Preston North End, Fleetwood and Grimsby Town. [7]
Gillow began his coaching career as player-manager at Grimsby Town, and was in charge from 1924 to 1932. [8] He also managed Middlesbrough from March 1934 until his death in March 1944, which came after a "serious" operation. [7]
Gillow played club cricket for Cleethorpes, and represented Lincolnshire in 1926. [9]
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Grimsby Town | June 1924 | April 1932 | 353 | 142 | 68 | 143 | 40.2 | [10] |
Middlesbrough | March 1934 | March 1944 | 236 | 92 | 55 | 89 | 39.0 | [10] |
Total | 589 | 234 | 123 | 232 | 39.7 | — |
Mr. Wilf Gillow, manager of Middlesbrough F.C.. died today in a County Durham hospital