Wilf Gillow

English footballer and manager (1892–1944)

Wilf Gillow
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Bernard Gillow[1]
Date of birth 8 July 1892[2]
Place of birth Preston, Lancashire, England[3]
Date of death 11 March 1944 (aged 51)[4]
Place of death Middlesbrough, England[5]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[6]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1914 Blackpool 25 (3)
Preston North End
Fleetwood
Grimsby Town
Total 25 (3)
Managerial career
1924–1932 Grimsby Town
1934–1944 Middlesbrough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfred Bernard Gillow (8 July 1892 – 11 March 1944) was an English professional football player and manager. Gillow also played cricket at county level.

Football career

Gillow played club football for Blackpool, Preston North End, Fleetwood and Grimsby Town.[7]

Gillow began his coaching career as player-manager at Grimsby Town, and was in charge from 1924 to 1932.[8] He also managed Middlesbrough from March 1934 until his death in March 1944, which came after a "serious" operation.[7]

Cricket career

Gillow played club cricket for Cleethorpes, and represented Lincolnshire in 1926.[9]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Grimsby Town June 1924 April 1932 353 142 68 143 040.2 [10]
Middlesbrough March 1934 March 1944 236 92 55 89 039.0 [10]
Total 589 234 123 232 039.7 —

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  2. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. ^ 1911 England Census
  4. ^ "Mr. W. Gillow Dead Middlesbrough .C. Manager". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 11 March 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2019. Mr. Wilf Gillow, manager of Middlesbrough F.C.. died today in a County Durham hospital
  5. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  6. ^ "Optimists of the North. Grimsby Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  7. ^ a b "Wilf Gillow (March 1934 to March 1944)". Middlesbrough. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Wilf Gillow". League Managers Association. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  9. ^ "A HISTORY OF CLEETHORPES CRICKET CLUB". Cleethorpes Cricket Club official website. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Managers: Wilf Gillow". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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