 Gilligan pictured in 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Anderson Gilligan | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 June 1965 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalry | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1901 | Belmont Athletic | ||
| 1901–1902 | Dundee Violet | ||
| 1902–1903 | Dundee | 9 | (3) |
| 1903–1904 | Celtic | 14 | (15) |
| 1904–1910 | Bristol City | 188 | (78) |
| 1910–1913 | Liverpool | 40 | (16) |
| 1913–1915 | Gillingham | 65 | (15) |
| 1917 | Dundee Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| Forfar Athletic | |||
| 1921 | Dundee Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 317 | (127) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1913–1915 | Gillingham | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Anderson Gilligan (18 January 1882[3] – 17 June 1965) was a Scottish professional association football player in the years prior to the First World War who played as a forward. He made over 200 appearances in The Football League for Bristol City and Liverpool, and a smaller number of appearances in the Scottish Football League with Dundee and Celtic.[4][5]
- ^ Footballers A to Z: Samuel Anderson Gilligan (Sam Gilligan), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
personaliawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Emms, Steve; Richard Wells (2007). Scottish League Players' Records 1890-91 to 1938-39. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ^ "Sam Gilligan | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.