George Gillespie (22 June 1859 – 3 February 1900) was a Scottish footballer who played for

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(1876–1883), Queen's Park (1884–1892) and Scotland in the late 19th century. Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012

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He played as a goalkeeper, but initially was a defender, featuring in the 1877 Scottish Cup Final for Rangers in that role but taking up the specialist position by the time the club appeared in the showpiece fixture again two years later. Gillespie was on the losing side in both those finals, and also in the English FA Cup Finals of

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and

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with Queen's Park, but he did win the Scottish Cup with the ''Spiders'' in

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and

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. He also played once for the English amateur side Corinthian. Gillespie made his debut for Scotland on 27 March 1880 against Wales, a 5–1 victory at

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. He earned his seventh and last cap on 28 March 1891 against Ireland, serving as captain in a 2–1 victory at the first Celtic Park.Brown, Alan & Tossani, Gabriele
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