Norrie Gillespie

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Norrie Gillespie
Personal information
Full name Norman Gillespie [1]
Date of birth (1940-04-20) 20 April 1940 (age 84) [2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Arniston Rangers
1960–1963 Arbroath 63 (37)
1963 Falkirk 7 (1)
1963–1964 Wrexham 3 (0)
1964–1965 Berwick Rangers 7 (2)
1965 Toronto City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman "Norrie" Gillespie (born 20 April 1940) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. He mostly played in the Scottish league, including appearances in the top flight of Scottish football for Falkirk in 1963. He has also appeared in the English football league with Wrexham. In 1965, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Norrie Gillespie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Norrie Gillespie". Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. Waring, Ed (12 August 1965). "Muirhead Ace As City Draws With Italia 1-1". The Globe and Mail . p. 27.