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Wilf Gillow
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Bernard Gillow[1]
Date of birth 8 July 1892[2]
Place of birth Preston, Lancashire, England[3]
Date of death 11 March 1944 (aged 51)[4]
Place of death Middlesbrough, England[5]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[6]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1914 Blackpool 25 (3)
Preston North End
Fleetwood
Grimsby Town
Total 25 (3)
Managerial career
1924–1932 Grimsby Town
1934–1944 Middlesbrough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Football career

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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

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Gillow played club cricket for Cleethorpes, and represented Lincolnshire in 1926.[9]

Managerial statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Grimsby Town June 1924 April 1932 353 142 68 143 040.2 [10]
Middlesbrough March 1934 March 1944 236 92 55 89 039.0 [10]
Total 589 234 123 232 039.7 —

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  2. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. ^ 1911 England Census
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  6. ^ "Optimists of the North. Grimsby Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  7. ^ a b "Wilf Gillow (March 1934 to March 1944)". Middlesbrough. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Wilf Gillow". League Managers Association. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  9. ^ "A HISTORY OF CLEETHORPES CRICKET CLUB". Cleethorpes Cricket Club official website. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Managers: Wilf Gillow". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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