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Wilf Gillow

Wilf Gillow

English footballer and manager (1892–1944)

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

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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]

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References

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    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  2. [2]
    1939 England and Wales Register
  3. [3]
    1911 England Census
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    "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
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    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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    "Optimists of the North. Grimsby Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
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    "Wilf Gillow (March 1934 to March 1944)". Middlesbrough. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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    "Wilf Gillow". League Managers Association. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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    "A HISTORY OF CLEETHORPES CRICKET CLUB". Cleethorpes Cricket Club official website. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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    "Managers: Wilf Gillow". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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