Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Patterson Gilligan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1872 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland [1] | ||
Date of death | 1952 (aged 79–80) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
East Craigie [2] | |||
1892–1893 | Dundee East End | ||
1893–1895 | Dundee | 40 | (13) |
1894 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1895–1900 | Bolton Wanderers | 98 | (17) |
Total | 131 | (29) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander Patterson Gilligan (1872 – 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee [3] (being among the first players to play for the club following its formation in 1893, and the scorer of the first league goal) [4] and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers. [5]
He was the eldest of four brothers who were professional footballers, the others being Billy, Sam and John. [6] [7] [8] [9]
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