Jock Gilfillan
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John "Jock" Gilfillan was a Scottish
-born footballer who played as a Goalkeeper in the 1920s and 1930s, notably with Portsmouth
.
He joined Hearts
from his local team Inverkeithing United, and played for Hearts in a 1922-23 Scottish Cup tie against Bo'ness F.C.
. He was later loaned to East Fife
, and played for them in the 1926-27 Scottish Cup final against Celtic
.
Gilfillan moved to play in England with Portsmouth of the Football League in 1928. He was to go on to make 359 senior appearances with the south coast club, including playing for them in the 1929
and 1934 FA Cup Finals. In his nine seasons with the club he kept 107 clean sheets in 330 League matches.
He eventually left Portsmouth to play for QPR
, where he made 21 League appearances, and he then had a short loan spell with Clapton Orient
, although he did not play a league game for them, playing one game in the Third Division Cup.
In April 2009 he was included in a Times
list of the Top 50 Portsmouth players of all time, and was described as being "one of the finest keepers in the club’s history with excellent positioning and agility the key to his success."
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
-born footballer who played as a Goalkeeper in the 1920s and 1930s, notably with Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
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He joined Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
from his local team Inverkeithing United, and played for Hearts in a 1922-23 Scottish Cup tie against Bo'ness F.C.
Bo'ness F.C.
Bo'ness F.C. was a Scottish football club based at Newtown Park in Bo'ness. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to November 1932.-History:...
. He was later loaned to East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
, and played for them in the 1926-27 Scottish Cup final against Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
.
Gilfillan moved to play in England with Portsmouth of the Football League in 1928. He was to go on to make 359 senior appearances with the south coast club, including playing for them in the 1929
1929 FA Cup Final
The 1929 FA Cup Final was contested by Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth at Wembley. Bolton won 2–0, with goals by Billy Butler and Harry Blackmore.- Match details:-Bolton Wanderers:Round 3: Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Oldham Athletic...
and 1934 FA Cup Finals. In his nine seasons with the club he kept 107 clean sheets in 330 League matches.
He eventually left Portsmouth to play for QPR
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
, where he made 21 League appearances, and he then had a short loan spell with Clapton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
, although he did not play a league game for them, playing one game in the Third Division Cup.
In April 2009 he was included in a Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
list of the Top 50 Portsmouth players of all time, and was described as being "one of the finest keepers in the club’s history with excellent positioning and agility the key to his success."