| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jackson Gilmore | ||
| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Northumberland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Weston | |||
| International career | |||
| 1923–1924 | Australia | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jack Gilmore was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward for NSW club Weston and the Australia national soccer team. [1]
Jack Gilmore was born in Northumberland, England in 1894. He migrated from England to Australia in 1913, at age 18. [2] He was a worker in the mines and was playing local soccer. He was a service in the Middle East and Flanders in the first world war.
He spent his entire family life in Abermain as he enjoyed playing soccer locally at Weston playing for the Weston Workers Bears. When playing for the club, the club formed nickname for notable players called the "Geordie" players. Jack earned the nickname "Terror of the Geordies" for his attacking skill.
Gilmore began his international career with Australia in June 1923 on their second historic tour against New Zealand, debuting in a 2–3 loss to New Zealand scoring his first goal on debut. [3] [4] He became the first player based at Weston to play an international match for Australia. [5] He played once more, a year after in 1924 against Canada in a 0–0 draw. [6]
| National team | Year [4] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1923 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 1923 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia |  New Zealand | – | 2–3 | Friendly | [7] |
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