Donald George Gillies (born 20 June 1951) is a Scottish former

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, who played initially as a forward but latterly as a right back. He made over 230

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appearances and 45

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appearances in the 1970s in the years after the

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Career

A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Gillies first professional club was Inverness Clachnacuddin FC, of the Scottish Highland Football League. Gillies joined Greenock Morton in October 1971 and was twice top scorer.

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signed Gillies for £30,000 in March 1973 from Morton for

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. Steve Ritchie moved in the opposite direction to Morton. Gillies made his debut for Bristol City. Gillies joined his former "Robins" teammate, Terry Cooper then the manager, to

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for £50,000 in June 1980. Gillies subsequently played for several West Country clubs in the Western & Southern Leagues with a spell in Cyprus playing for

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. After retiring from playing football, Gillies worked as a sales representative until the death of his wife in July 1990. In 1997 Gillies was still living locally at Temple Cloud to the South of Bristol.

Honours

;with Bristol City *

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runners up: 1975–76 *

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winners: 1977–78

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillies, Donnie 1951 births Living people Footballers from Highland (council area) Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Scottish Football League players Western Football League players English Football League players Southern Football League players Greenock Morton F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Paulton Rovers F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Trowbridge Town F.C. players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Yeovil Town F.C. players Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Clachnacuddin F.C. players