Gary Gillespie

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Gary Gillespie
Personnel
Surname Gary Thompson Gillespie
birthday 5th July 1960
place of birth StirlingScotland
position Midfield / defense
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1977-1988 FC Falkirk 22 0(0)
1978-1983 Coventry City 172 0(6)
1983-1991 Liverpool FC 156 (14)
1991-1994 Celtic Glasgow 69 0(2)
1994-1997 Coventry City 3 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1988-1991 Scotland 13 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.

Gary Thompson Gillespie (born July 5, 1960 in Stirling ) is a former Scottish football player .

Career

Gillespie began his football career in 1977 with Falkirk FC , where he was captain at the age of 17. This makes him the world's youngest captain. After just one year and 22 games for Falkirk, he moved to Coventry City in 1978 . He played for Coventry City for five years before joining the top English club and record champions Liverpool FC in 1983 at the age of 23 . After eight years with Liverpool, Gillespie moved to Celtic Glasgow in his native Scotland in 1991 . From 1994 to 1997 he played at Coventry City, his last station, where he was already under contract from 1978 to 1983. Gillespie participated with Scotland in the 1990 World Cup in Italy . The Scot completed a total of 13 international matches.

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