Bertram Gilboy

Bertram Gilboy
Gilboy while with Swansea Town in 1914.
Personal information
Full name Bertram Tollett Gilboy[1]
Date of birth 15 August 1894
Place of birth Islington, England
Date of death March 1974 (1974-04) (aged 79)[2]
Place of death Southampton, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1912 Southend United 0 (0)
1912–1913 Huddersfield Town 3 (0)
1913–1914 Preston North End 0 (0)
1914–1915 Swansea Town 0 (0)
1919–1920 Brentford 19 (3)
1920–1921 Gillingham 0 (0)
1921–1922 Treherbert 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bertram Tollett Gilboy (15 August 1894 – March 1974), sometimes mistaken as Gilroy, was an English professional footballer who played for Southend United, Huddersfield Town, Preston North End, Swansea Town, Brentford and Gillingham, before ending his career with Treherbert.[1]

Personal life

Gilboy served as a bombardier in the Royal Garrison Artillery and latterly as a private in the Labour Corps during the First World War.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 1912–13[5] Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Brentford 1919–20[6] Southern League First Division 19 3 0 0 19 3
Career total 22 3 0 0 22 3

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 110. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ Devine, Darren (7 October 2010). "Book tells wartime story of the 17th Middlesex – the "Football Battalion"". walesonline. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Bertram Tollett Gilboy | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105.
  6. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 365. ISBN 0951526200.


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