William Charles "Bill" "Tiger" Gillespie - South Sydney Player Report

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One time South Sydney City Cup winner in 1921. Medically retired after receiving doctors advice at the start of the 1924 season.

FG Player - 116


Playing - Height / Weight
                 /  8st 9lb (55kg)

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
Surry Hills - 22nd November 1894 (Died - 1945)

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Alexandria 3G              (1915)
Eastern Suburbs 2G         (1915)
Newtown                    (1916-19)  52 14   -  -  42

Previous Clubs                             First Grade
                                       M  T   G FG  Pt
Sydney Metropolitan        (1919)      1  -   -  -   -

Playing Career at South Sydney (1920-23)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1920 Rd02 v Balmain (25y 168d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :                        City Cup :                            Tour
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1920     9   8  (1)  1   -      -    3 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1921     8   8   -   2   -      -    6 :  10  10   -   4   -      -   12 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1922    15  15   -   4   -      -   12 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1923    13  13   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   45  44  (1)  8   -      -   24 :  13  13   -   4   -      -   12 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3

SS Cup  13  13   -   4   -      -   12
SS FG   59  58  (1) 13   -      -   39 

Short Form
                   Short-Game Knockout
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1923     1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    1   1   -   -   -      -    -

SS SF    1   1   -   -   -      -    -

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1922 Rd14  v Newtown

     First Grade
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1922           3(  2- 0-1    67%) :
1923          13(  9- 0-4    69%) :     

TOTAL         16( 11- 0-5    69%) :     

SS FG         16( 11- 0-5    69%)

Suspension Records at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
never

Representative Honours at South Sydney

Domestic                                   CvC / Interstate :                       Tourists :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
New South Wales      1921-22  1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :                                :  2   2   -   2   -      -    6
Sydney Metropolis    1922                                   :                                :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         4   4   -   3   -      -    9

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australiasia         1922                                   :  1   1   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         1   1   -   -   -      -    -

ALL REPS                      5   5   -   3   -      -    9

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1921 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     1  -     -

1922 Cntr Sydney Metropolis    v Aust Universities                -  -     -
1922 Res  New South Wales      v Auckland Province  NZ Tour       -  -     -
1922 5/8  Australiasia         v New South Wales    NZ Tour       -  -     -
1922 5/8  New South Wales      v Bay of Plenty      NZ Tour       2  -     -

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