Patrick Gilhooley (6 July 1876 – 20 February 1907) was a Scottish

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who played as an inside forward in the

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for Sheffield United, and in the Southern League for

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. He had earlier played for

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, winning the

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championship in 1897–98. In the spring of 1898, Gilhooley played in a SFL representative team match(SFL player) Pat Gilhooley
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The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1898 but he never received a full cap for

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Career

Gilhooley joined Tottenham in September 1901 and went on to make his debut for the club in the Western League against

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. The game occurred on 9 September 1901 where Tottenham won 4–0. Gilhooley went on to recorded 18 appearances and two goals in the Southern League and a total of 61 apps and 8 goals for the club.

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