Hector Gilfillan

Hector Gilfillan

Personal information
Full name	Hector McDonald Gilfillan[1]
Date of birth	26 February 1903[2]
Place of birth	Winlaton, County Durham, England
Date of death	q2 1970
Place of death	County Durham, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Playing position	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
19??–1927	Workington
1927–1928	Darlington	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Hector McDonald Gilfillan (26 February 1903 – q2 1970) was an English footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for Workington.^[3]

Life and career

Gilfillan was born in Winlaton, County Durham, the sixth and, at the time of the 1911 census, youngest child of John Gilfillan and his wife Ann, who kept the Old House Inn in Winlaton.^[4]

By early in the 1925–26 season, Gilfillan was playing for Workington in the North Eastern League, scoring against Scotswood^[5] and twice against Hartlepools United reserves.^[6] In March 1926, he was a reserve for the Northern Counties team selected for a match against a Football Association eleven.^[7] The following season, he opened the scoring in Workington's first-round FA Cup match against Crook Town, but his team's overly casual attitude allowed the visitors to make a winning comeback.^[8]

Gilfillan signed for Third Division club Darlington in July 1927.^[1] He went straight into the first team for the opening match of the season,^[9] and kept his place for the next few matches,^[10] but played only seven times before leaving the club.^[3]

Gilfillan died in County Durham in 1970 at the age of 67.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Notes

1. Gilfillan's death was registered in the second quarter of 1970 in the Durham North Eastern registration district,^[2] which covered Boldon, Heworth, Hebburn and Jarrow.^[11]

References

1. "Darlington part with Johnson". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). 23 July 1927. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
2. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". Hector McDonald Gilfillan. Birthdate: 26 Feb 1903. Death quarter: 2. Death year: 1970. District: Durham North Eastern. County: Durham. Volume: 1A. Page: 1076. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
4. "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Winlanton Old House Winlaton, Winlaton, Durham, England". Hector Gilfillan. Age: 8. Birthplace: County Durham Parish Winlanton. Census reference: RG14PN30517 RG78PN1750 RD557 SD4 ED10 SN131. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
5. "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 28 September 1925. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
6. "North-Eastern League. United Reserves v. Workington". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). 21 November 1925. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
7. "Football. Chandler in Northern team against F.A.". Derby Daily Telegraph. 17 March 1926. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
8. "Workington v. Crook Town". Yorkshire Post. 19 November 1926. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
9. "Darlington's team". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). 26 August 1927. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
10. "Third Division. Lincoln City v. Darlington". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). 2 September 1927. p. 7.
    "Third League. Darlington v. United". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). 10 September 1927. p. 6.
    "Third League. Darlington satisfied". Northern Daily Mail (West Hartlepool). 16 September 1927. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
11. "Durham North Eastern registration district". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 November 2014.