Joshua James Gillies (born 12 June 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Blyth Spartans. Gillies played in the

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for

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Career

Gillies began his career with non-league Sunderland Nissan and

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. In 2009, he moved to Blyth Spartans under Mick Tait, but failed to hold down a first-team place and was allowed to join Whitley Bay in March 2010. At Whitley Bay Gilles scored in the final of the

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as they beat

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6–1 at

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Gateshead

Gilles joined

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side

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in June 2010. He top-scored for Gateshead in 2012–13 and established himself as one of the best players in non-league football, and was rewarded with a call up to the England C team.

Carlisle United

He signed for

in June 2013. He made his

debut in a 5–1 defeat against Leyton Orient on 3 August 2013. On 28 November 2013, Gillies joined Cambridge United on loan until January. He made his debut for Cambridge two days later in a 1–0 victory over

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in the

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. He scored his first goal for Cambridge on 10 December 2013 in a 3–0 victory over

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. After the expiration of his loan, Gillies rejoined Cambridge on 24 January 2014 on loan for the remainder of the season. Gillies left Carlisle on 4 May 2015, following the expiry of his contract.

Later career

On 12 June 2015, Gillies re-signed for Conference Premier side

on a permanent deal. After a year, he signed for

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of the

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, where he was a regular in the team for two seasons. In 2018, he moved on to

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of the

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. In July 2021 he returned to Blyth Spartans.

International career

Gillies was selected and called up to the England C team in 2012. He made his international debut on 12 September against Belgium, and also featured against

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on 5 February 2013.

Career statistics

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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, Football Conference and

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. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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, Northumberland Senior Cup and Northern League Cup.

Honours

Cambridge United *

: 2013–14

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillies, Josh 1990 births Living people English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sunderland Nissan F.C. players Newcastle Blue Star F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Whitley Bay F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Darlington F.C. players South Shields F.C. players Northern Football League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Footballers from Sunderland