Iain Gillies

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Iain Gillies
Personal information
Full name John Gillies
Date of birth (1935-07-29) 29 July 1935 (age 87)
Place of birth Mallaig, Scotland
Youth career
1950 North Shore United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1951–1955 Nairn County F.C.
1955–1956 Celtic F.C.
1956–1958 Crewe Alexandra F.C.
1959– Eastern Union
International career
1967 New Zealand 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Gillies more commonly known as Iain Gillies is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. [1]

Gillies spent most of his childhood in Mallaig before his family moved to New Zealand in 1949. He attended Sacred Heart College in Auckland and played for North Shore United. He returned to Scotland in 1950 and played for Nairn County F.C., spending 3 seasons there from the age of 15. Gillies signed for Celtic for the 1955–1956 season where he played a number of games for the reserves, but did not manage a first team appearance. He was released on a free transfer the following summer and joined Crewe Alexandra F.C.

In 1959, Gillies returned to New Zealand and played for Eastern Union. [2]

Gillies made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 0–4 loss to New Caledonia on 8 November 1967. [3]

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References

  1. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. ""No 161 : November 1, 1967, Iain Gillies"". Gisborne Photo News. 1 November 1967. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. "A-International Lineups 1960-1979". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 October 2009.