Billy Gilligan

William Anderson Gilligan (1876–1914) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[3]

Billy Gilligan

Personal information
Full name	William Anderson Gilligan[1]
Date of birth	1876[1]
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1914 (aged 37–38)[1]
Position(s)	Wing Half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	East Craigie[2]
1898	Dundee	2	(0)
1898	Derby County
1898–1899	Bolton Wanderers	3	(0)
Total		5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was one of four brothers who were professional footballers, the others being Sandy, Sam and John.[4][5][6][7]

References

1. Billy Gilligan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. ‘We want to be here for another 140 years’: East Craigie JFC celebrate milestone anniversary, Evening Telegraph, 15 February 2020
3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Blether with Brown: Three Gilligans turned out for Dundee — Sandy, William and Sam, Evening Telegraph, 2 December 2015
6. Kenneth Campbell’s life story – Part IV, The Weekly News, 28 May 1921, via Play Up Liverpool
7. Personalia – Sam Gilligan, Liverpool F.C., Joint Everton and Liverpool Match Programme, 15 October 1910, via Play Up Liverpool