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Matthew Gillespie

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 45 32 9 4 130 39 +91 71.11
A 44 15 6 23 48 70 -22 34.09
TOTALS 89 47 15 27 178 109 +69 52.81

Name: Matthew Gillespie
Birthdate: 24-12-1869
Age: 156
Birthplace: Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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Weight:
Years at Club: 1896-1901
Signing Info: Transferred from: Lincoln City, 11/1896, £40
Previous Clubs: Glasgow Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Lincoln City
Debut: 28/11/1896 v Birmingham City (A) 0-1 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to ?, 03/1901, £
Passed Away: 28/08/1947

Biography

It was a surprise Matthew Gillespie lasted at Newton Heath for four years. As an inside-forward, he did not bother the scorekeepers much, and his shooting was once likened to that of a schoolboy. Also, he was involved in a drinking incident that saw two other culprits evicted from the club. Yet Matthew kept his place in the lineup, the directors obviously taken by his hard work and heading proficiency.
Having learnt his trade with Scottish club Glasgow Thistle, he bagged a move to England with Blackburn Rovers, for whom he played six league games in 1892-93. They offloaded him to Accrington, who in turn sent him to Strathclyde FC. Leith Athletic brought him to the Scottish League for the 1894-95 campaign in which he struck four times in 14 appearances.
Lincoln City was Gillespie's next stop. He arrived in 1895-96, made his debut versus Woolwich Arsenal, and established himself as the club's star man, once scoring a hat-trick past Newcastle. He was made captain and was put on summer wages of £1 but his form dipped at the start of 1896-97.
As such, Lincoln were both surprised and relieved that Newton Heath paid £40 for him that November. He misleadingly bagged a hat-trick shortly after arriving, in a friendly against Fairfield, and proceeded to lumber away in 32 consecutive competitive games, in which he found the net... four times!
Matthew amassed over a century of matches for the Heathens overall and, to his credit, he did enjoy the odd experience: winning a Lancashire Senior Cup medal in March 1898; netting a hat-trick past Burton Swifts in January 1900. His brother, Billy, was on Manchester City's books, incidentally, and the siblings thrice faced off in Mancunian derbies during that time.
Matthew last wore Heath's colours in April 1900 but he remained registered with the club (and was allowed to assist Berry's in the Lancashire Combination during 1900-01) until January 1902 when he joined Barrow. They were in the Lancashire League at the time when Gillespie made his debut versus Workington and - misleadingly - scored once. His son, Bob, played for Oldham Athletic and Port Vale in the 1920s. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1896-1897 2 21 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 29
2. 1897-1898 3 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20
3. 1898-1899 7 28 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 30
4. 1899-1900 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
TOTALS 17 78 0 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 89

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Burton Swifts 3 1
2. Darwen 3 2
3. Walsall 3 3
4. West Manchester 2 1
5. Leicester City 2 2
6. Birmingham City 1 1
7. Burton Wanderers 1 1
8. Grimsby Town 1 1
9. Nelson 1 1
10. Manchester City 1 1
11. Glossop 1 1
12. Blackpool 1 1
13. Luton Town 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Lincoln City 7 0
2. Loughborough Town 6 0
3. Darwen 6 3
4. Arsenal 6 0
5. Birmingham City 5 1
6. Blackpool 5 1
7. Leicester City 5 2
8. Walsall 5 3
9. Manchester City 4 1
10. Burton Swifts 4 3
11. Luton Town 4 1
12. Burnley 3 0
13. Notts County 2 0
14. Newcastle United 2 0
15. Southampton 2 0
16. Sunderland 2 0
17. Grimsby Town 2 1
18. Gainsborough Trinity 2 0
19. Glossop 2 1
20. Barnsley 2 0
21. New Brighton Tower 2 0
22. Tottenham Hotspur 2 0
23. West Manchester 1 2
24. Nelson 1 1
25. Kettering Town 1 0
26. Derby County 1 0
27. Burton Wanderers 1 1
28. Liverpool 1 0
29. Port Vale 1 0
30. Middlesbrough 1 0
31. Chesterfield 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. West, James 7
2. Loughborough Town Committee 6
3. Darwen Committee 6
4. Jones, Alfred 5
5. Omerod, Sam 4
6. Burton Swifts Committee 4
7. Luton Town Committee 4
8. Blackpool Committee 3
9. Bradshaw, Harry 3
10. Ford, L 3
11. Johnson, George 3
12. Harris, Tom 2
13. ? 2
14. Clark, William 2
15. Watt, Frank 2
16. Robson, Charles 2
17. Hollis, Sam 2
18. Campbell, Robert 2
19. Mitchell, Thomas 2
20. Grimsby Town Committee 2
21. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 2
22. Glossop Committee 2
23. Hughes, G 2
24. Fairclough, Arthur 2
25. New Brighton Tower Committee 2
26. Elcoat, George 2
27. Brettell, Frank 2
28. West Manchester Committee 1
29. Nelson Committee 1
30. Kettering Town Committee 1
31. Newbould, Harry 1
32. Burton Wanderers Committee 1
33. Watson, Tom 1
34. Greaves, Sam 1
35. Robson, Jack 1
36. Gillies, Gilbert 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 89
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 45
2. Muntz Street 4
3. Sincil Bank 4
4. Barley Bank 3
5. Manor Field 3
6. The Athletic Ground 3
7. Dunstable Road 2
8. Fellows Park 2
9. Filbert Street 2
10. Peel Croft 2
11. Raikes Hall Gardens 2
12. Turf Moor 2
13. Abbey Park 1
14. Anfield 1
15. Asplins Farm 1
16. Baseball Ground 1
17. County Cricket Ground 1
18. Derby Turn 1
19. Hyde Road 1
20. Linthorpe Road 1
21. Newcastle Road 1
22. North Road, (Glossop) 1
23. Oakwell 1
24. St James Park, Newcastle 1
25. The Northolme 1
26. Tower Athletic Ground 1
27. Trent Bridge 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 74
2. FA Cup 11
3. Test Match 4
No Opponent Count
1. Lincoln City 7
2. Loughborough Town 6
3. Darwen 6
4. Arsenal 6
5. Birmingham City 5
6. Blackpool 5
7. Leicester City 5
8. Walsall 5
9. Manchester City 4
10. Burton Swifts 4
11. Luton Town 4
12. Burnley 3
13. Notts County 2
14. Newcastle United 2
15. Southampton 2
16. Sunderland 2
17. Grimsby Town 2
18. Gainsborough Trinity 2
19. Glossop 2
20. Barnsley 2
21. New Brighton Tower 2
22. Tottenham Hotspur 2
23. West Manchester 1
24. Nelson 1
25. Kettering Town 1
26. Derby County 1
27. Burton Wanderers 1
28. Liverpool 1
29. Port Vale 1
30. Middlesbrough 1
31. Chesterfield 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 89
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
1. 20-01-1900 Burton Swifts League Division Two 3
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 28-11-1896 Div 2 Birmingham City L 0-1 A 0 John Jones 10'
2. 12-12-1896 FAC West Manchester W 7-0 H 2 Matthew Gillespie 2', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Charles Rothwell ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??'
3. 19-12-1896 Div 2 Notts County L 0-3 A 0 John Allan 45', Billy Langham 50', John Murphy 75'
4. 25-12-1896 Div 2 Manchester City W 2-1 H 0 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??' Robert Hill ??'
5. 26-12-1896 Div 2 Blackpool W 2-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', 89'
6. 28-12-1896 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-1 A 0 Billy Dorrell 89'
7. 01-01-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United L 0-2 A 0 Willie Wardrope 12', Andrew Aitken 47'
8. 02-01-1897 FAC Nelson W 3-0 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Matthew Gillespie ??'
9. 09-01-1897 Div 2 Burton Swifts D 1-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??' *Thomas Leigh 46'
10. 15-01-1897 FAC Blackpool D 2-2 H 1 Matthew Gillespie ??', Bob Donaldson ??' Harry Stirzaker 12', Robert Norris ??'
11. 20-01-1897 FAC Blackpool W 2-1 A 0 Henry Boyd 7', Joe Cassidy 81' Jack Parkinson ??'
12. 30-01-1897 FAC Kettering Town W 5-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson 11', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', ??' Harry Dixon 10'
13. 06-02-1897 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 6-0 H 0 Richard Smith ??', ??', Henry Boyd ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Levi Draycott ??', Ceaser Jenkyns ??'
14. 13-02-1897 FAC Southampton D 1-1 A 0 Bob Donaldson 43' Robert Buchanan 55'
15. 17-02-1897 FAC Southampton W 3-1 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', ??', Joe Cassidy 60' (pen) Joe Turner ??'
16. 20-02-1897 Div 2 Leicester City W 2-1 H 0 Henry Boyd 23', Bob Donaldson ??' Albert Carnelly 62'
17. 27-02-1897 FAC Derby County L 0-2 A 0 Stephen Bloomer 2', Hugh McQueen 5'
18. 02-03-1897 Div 2 Darwen W 3-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', 44', Henry Boyd ??' Don Lees ??'
19. 13-03-1897 Div 2 Darwen W 2-0 A 1 Matthew Gillespie ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
20. 20-03-1897 Div 2 Burton Wanderers W 2-1 A 1 Matthew Gillespie ??', T.Lowe ??' (o.g.) Bob Brown ??'
21. 22-03-1897 Div 2 Arsenal D 1-1 H 0 Henry Boyd 28' James Brock 13'
22. 27-03-1897 Div 2 Notts County D 1-1 H 0 Wille Bryant 15' Will Devey 65'
23. 01-04-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City W 3-1 A 0 Ceaser Jenkyns 15', 50' (pen), 55' (pen) Jimmy Hartley 35'
24. 03-04-1897 Div 2 Arsenal W 2-0 A 0 Henry Boyd 15', Bob Donaldson 49' (pen)
25. 10-04-1897 Div 2 Loughborough Town L 0-2 A 0 Walter Ward 60', Billy Jones 59'
26. 19-04-1897 TM Burnley L 0-2 A 0 Billy Bowes 5', William Ferguson 20'
27. 21-04-1897 TM Burnley W 2-0 H 0 Henry Boyd 20', Ceaser Jenkyns ??'
28. 24-04-1897 TM Sunderland D 1-1 H 0 Henry Boyd 20' *Hugh Morgan ??'
29. 26-04-1897 TM Sunderland L 0-2 A 0 James Gillespie 15', 80'
30. 04-09-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City W 5-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??'
31. 11-09-1897 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 4-0 A 0 Henry Boyd 20', ??', ??' (pen), Joe Cassidy ??'
32. 18-09-1897 Div 2 Luton Town L 1-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy 15' Tom McInnes 10', Tommy Little 40'
33. 16-10-1897 Div 2 Manchester City D 1-1 H 1 Matthew Gillespie 20' Dick Ray 88'
34. 23-10-1897 Div 2 Birmingham City L 1-2 A 0 Willie Bryant 44' William Lewis 25', 55'
35. 30-10-1897 Div 2 Walsall W 6-0 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', Bob Donaldson ??', ??'
36. 06-11-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-1 A 0 Hugh Robertson 35'
37. 13-11-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United L 0-1 H 0 Willie Wardrope ??'
38. 08-01-1898 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-5 A 0 Fred Erentz ??' (pen) Fergus Hunt ??', John Anderson ??', William White ??', James Brock ??', David Hannah ??'
39. 16-02-1898 FAC Liverpool L 1-2 A 0 James Collinson 36' Billy Dunlop ??', Daniel Cunliffe 85'
40. 26-02-1898 Div 2 Arsenal W 5-1 H 0 James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', Willie Bryant ??', ??' Fergus Hunt ??'
41. 07-03-1898 Div 2 Burnley L 3-6 A 0 Willie Bryant 46', ??', James Collinson ??' Wilf Toman 6', 22', Jimmy Ross 15', 60', Unknown 70', William Ferguson 85'
42. 19-03-1898 Div 2 Darwen W 3-2 A 0 Henry Boyd 30', ??', James McNaught ??' George Barnes ??', A.J.Crook ??'
43. 21-03-1898 Div 2 Luton Town D 2-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy 15', Henry Boyd 85' Jimmy Durrant 10', Tom McInnes 55'
44. 29-03-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 5-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', ??', Henry Boyd 2', ??', ??' Tich Smith ??'
45. 02-04-1898 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 3-1 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??' Thomas Blythe ??'
46. 08-04-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 1-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
47. 09-04-1898 Div 2 Birmingham City W 3-1 H 1 William Morgan ??', Henry Boyd ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' James Higgins ??'
48. 16-04-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town D 0-0 A 0
49. 23-04-1898 Div 2 Darwen W 3-2 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', James Collinson ??', ??' D.Blake ??', ??'
50. 03-09-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 2-0 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??, Willie Bryant 50'
51. 10-09-1898 Div 2 Manchester City W 3-0 H 0 James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??'
52. 17-09-1898 Div 2 Glossop W 2-1 A 0 Willie Bryant ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Richard Tinto 55'
53. 24-09-1898 Div 2 Walsall W 1-0 H 1 Matthew Gillespie 20'
54. 01-10-1898 Div 2 Burton Swifts L 1-5 A 0 Henry Boyd 6' F.Burton 10', ??', ??', Henry Griffiths ??', P.Campbell ??'
55. 08-10-1898 Div 2 Port Vale W 2-1 H 0 Willie Bryant 15', Joe Cassidy ??' Daniel Simpson ??'
56. 15-10-1898 Div 2 Birmingham City L 1-4 A 0 Joe Cassidy 3' Walter Abbott 6', Billy Walton ??', William Robertson ??', James Inglis ??'
57. 22-10-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 6-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', James Collinson ??', ??', William Brooks ??', ??' John Nicholl ??'
58. 05-11-1898 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 3-2 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), William Brooks ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' Thomas Jenkinson ??', George Ratcliffe ??'
59. 12-11-1898 Div 2 Barnsley D 0-0 H 0
60. 19-11-1898 Div 2 New Brighton Tower W 3-0 A 0 James Collinson ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
61. 26-11-1898 Div 2 Lincoln City W 1-0 H 0 Willie Bryant ??'
62. 03-12-1898 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-5 A 0 James Collinson ??' David Hannah 5', ??', William White ??', 44', ??'
63. 10-12-1898 Div 2 Blackpool W 3-1 H 0 John Cunningham ??', James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??' (pen) Richard Birkett ??'
64. 17-12-1898 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-1 A 0 Bennie Fulwood 25'
65. 24-12-1898 Div 2 Darwen W 9-0 H 2 ??' (o.g.), Willie Bryant ??', ??', ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', ??'
66. 26-12-1898 Div 2 Manchester City L 0-4 A 0 Fred Williams ??', *Billy Meredith 85', Billie Gillespie ??', George Dougal ??'
67. 14-01-1899 Div 2 Glossop W 3-0 H 1 John Cunningham 20', Fred Erentz 21', Matthew Gillespie 46'
68. 21-01-1899 Div 2 Walsall L 0-2 A 0 Arthur Griffin ??', ??'
69. 28-01-1899 FAC Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 A 0 Joe Cassidy 44' Bill Joyce 90'
70. 01-02-1899 FAC Tottenham Hotspur L 3-5 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', ??', ??' Jack Jones ??', *James McNaught ??', Tom Smith ??', James Hartley ??', William Joyce ??'
71. 18-03-1899 Div 2 New Brighton Tower L 1-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??' Harry Hammond ??', Dan Cunliffe ??'
72. 25-03-1899 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-2 A 0 Hugh Robertson 70' (pen), Harry Swan ??'
73. 01-04-1899 Div 2 Arsenal D 2-2 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Ernest Cottrell ??', Adam Haywood ??'
74. 03-04-1899 Div 2 Blackpool W 1-0 A 0 Joe Cassidy 15'
75. 04-04-1899 Div 2 Barnsley W 2-0 A 0 Edwin Lee 3' ,13'
76. 08-04-1899 Div 2 Luton Town W 1-0 A 0 Edwin Lee 9'
77. 12-04-1899 Div 2 Luton Town W 5-0 H 1 Walter Cartwright ??', Joe Cassidy ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', Edwin Lee ??', William Morgan ??'
78. 15-04-1899 Div 2 Leicester City D 2-2 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' Tom Bradshaw ??', Johnny McMillan ??'
79. 22-04-1899 Div 2 Darwen D 1-1 A 0 William Morgan 60' Oliver Pilkington 22'
80. 07-10-1899 Div 2 Lincoln City W 1-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
81. 14-10-1899 Div 2 Birmingham City L 0-1 A 0 Walter Main 50'
82. 14-01-1900 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 2-0 A 0 William Jackson ??', Robert Parkinson ??'
83. 20-01-1900 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 4-0 H 3 Matthew Gillespie 25', 32', 53', Robert Parkinson 35'
84. 11-02-1900 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-1 A 0 Thomas McCairns ??'
85. 13-04-1900 Div 2 Leicester City W 3-2 H 1 28' (o.g.), William Griffiths 39', Matthew Gillespie 63' John T.Mercer 59', Willie Wragg 61'
86. 14-04-1900 Div 2 Walsall W 5-0 H 1 Fred Erentz 1' (pen), William Jackson 5', ??', George Foley 55', Matthew Gillespie ??'
87. 17-04-1900 Div 2 Walsall D 0-0 A 0
88. 21-04-1900 Div 2 Middlesbrough L 0-2 A 0 Thomas Niblo ??', Fergus Osborne ??'
89. 28-04-1900 Div 2 Chesterfield W 2-1 H 0 Edward Holt ??', John Grundy ??' Bill Gooing ??'
 

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