Josh Gillies

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Josh Gillies
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Gillies [1]
Date of birth (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Blyth Spartans
Number 7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Sunderland Nissan
2008 Newcastle Blue Star
2009–2010 Blyth Spartans 18 (1)
2010 Whitley Bay 11 (2)
2010–2013 Gateshead 91 (19)
2013–2015 Carlisle United 12 (1)
2013 → Cambridge United (loan) 2 (1)
2014 → Cambridge United (loan) 10 (2)
2014 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 5 (1)
2015–2016 Gateshead 23 (4)
2016–2018 Darlington 76 (19)
2018–2021 South Shields 41 (8)
2021- Blyth Spartans 1 (0)
International career
2013 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:48, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

Joshua James Gillies (born 12 June 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Blyth Spartans. Gillies played in the Football League for Carlisle United.

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Career

Gillies began his career with non-league Sunderland Nissan and Newcastle Blue Star. In 2009, he moved to Blyth Spartans [2] under Mick Tait, but failed to hold down a first-team place and was allowed to join Whitley Bay in March 2010. [3] At Whitley Bay Gilles scored in the final of the FA Vase as they beat Wroxham 6–1 at Wembley Stadium. [4]

Gateshead

Gilles joined Conference Premier side Gateshead in June 2010. [5] He top-scored for Gateshead in 2012–13 and established himself as one of the best players in non-league football, and was rewarded with a call up to the England C team. [6]

Carlisle United

He signed for Carlisle United in June 2013. [7] He made his Football League debut in a 5–1 defeat against Leyton Orient on 3 August 2013. [8] On 28 November 2013, Gillies joined Cambridge United on loan until January. [9] He made his debut for Cambridge two days later in a 1–0 victory over Salisbury City in the FA Trophy. [10] He scored his first goal for Cambridge on 10 December 2013 in a 3–0 victory over Macclesfield Town. [11] After the expiration of his loan, Gillies rejoined Cambridge on 24 January 2014 on loan for the remainder of the season. [12]

Gillies left Carlisle on 4 May 2015, following the expiry of his contract. [13]

Later career

On 12 June 2015, Gillies re-signed for Conference Premier side Gateshead on a permanent deal. [14] After a year, he signed for Darlington of the National League North, where he was a regular in the team for two seasons. In 2018, he moved on to South Shields of the Northern Premier League. [15]

In July 2021 he returned to Blyth Spartans. [16]

International career

Gillies was selected and called up to the England C team in 2012. He made his international debut on 12 September against Belgium, [17] and also featured against Turkey on 5 February 2013. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played on 30 April 2016 [19] [20]
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague [A] FA Cup League Cup Other [B] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blyth Spartans 2009–10 [21] Conference North 181400030251
Total181400030251
Whitley Bay 2009–10 [22] Northern League 112000032144
Total112000032144
Gateshead 2010–11 [23] Conference Premier 191000020211
2011–12 [24] Conference Premier272000040312
2012–13 [25] Conference Premier45151000304915
Total911810009010118
Carlisle United 2013–14 [26] League One 60101020100
2014–15 [27] League Two 6100002081
Total121101040181
Cambridge United (loan) 2013–14 [26] Conference Premier2100002041
2013–14 [26] Conference Premier102000010112
Total123000030153
Gateshead (loan)2014–15 [27] Conference Premier5100000051
Gateshead 2015–16 [28] National League234000032266
Total285000032317
Career totals17230601025420434
A.  ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in The Football League, Football Conference and Northern League.
B.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, FA Vase, Northumberland Senior Cup and Northern League Cup.

Honours

Cambridge United

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Josh Gillies". Blyth Spartans AFC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Josh Gillies quits Blyth Spartans for Whitley Bay". Chronicle Live. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Whitley Bay FC win FA Vase at Wembley". Chronicle Live. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Gateshead sign Josh Gillies and James Marwood". BBC Sport. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Josh Gillies warranted England C call-up – Ian Bogie". BBC Sport. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Josh Gillies: Carlisle negotiating with Gateshead over deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Carlisle 1–5 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Cambridge United sign Wales keeper Jason Brown". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Whites exit to league leaders". sport4salisbury. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Cambridge United 3–0 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Transfer window: Cambridge sign Ryan Bird and Josh Gillies". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Curle wields the axe at Carlisle United". News & Star. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Gillies Makes Permanent Heed Return". Pitchero. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Stoddart, Craig (20 June 2018). "Gillies leaves Darlington to join South Shields". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Carruthers, Mark (6 May 2021). "Ex-South Shields midfielder Josh Gillies becomes Blyth Spartans' latest addition". The Shields Gazette. Darlington. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Gray grabs late winner". The Football Association (The FA). Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Yilmaz ends England dreams". The FA. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  19. ↑ Josh Gillies at Soccerbase
  20. ↑ Josh Gillies at Soccerway
  21. ↑ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Josh Gillies". Blyth Spartans AFC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Results and Fixtures – 2009–10". Blyth Spartans AFC. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Hyde United 0 Blyth Spartans 3 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 2 Droylsden 2 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Eastwood Town 4 Blyth Spartans 2 (Match report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Vauxhall Motors 1 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 2 Solihull Moors 0 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Gloucester City 3 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 7 Ossett Albion 1 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 6 Hinckley United 1 (Match report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 2 Salford City 1 (Match report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 0 AFC Telford 0 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "AFC Telford 4 Blyth Spartans 0 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Solihull Moors 1 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 1 Eastwood Town 3 (Match report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 3 Morpeth Town 1 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Redditch United 2 Blyth Spartans 2 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 2 Ilkeston Town 0 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 1 Guiseley 2 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 3 Vauxhall Motors 2 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Northwich Victoria 5 Blyth Spartans 1 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 2 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 4 AFC Telford United 0 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 0 Northwich Victoria 1 (Match Report)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
    "Blyth Spartans 0 Workington 0 (Merit Marks)". Blyth Spartans AFC. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  22. ↑ "Whitley Results & Fixtures 2009–10". Whitley Bay FC. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  23. ↑ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Games played by Josh Gillies in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  24. ↑ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Games played by Josh Gillies in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  25. ↑ Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Games played by Josh Gillies in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  26. 1 2 3 "Games played by Josh Gillies in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Gillies in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Josh Gillies in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  29. ↑ "Cambridge 4-0 Gosport". BBC Sport. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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