Matt Gillies
Scottish footballer (1921–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthew Muirhead Gillies (12 August 1921 – 24 December 1998) was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956–1968. He is the club's longest serving manager, lasting a decade in the manager's seat between November 1958 and November 1968. He took charge of Leicester for a club record 508 matches,[2] after making 111 appearances for the club as a player.
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Full name | Matthew Muirhead Gillies[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1921-08-12)12 August 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Loganlea, West Lothian, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 24 December 1998(1998-12-24) (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
? | Motherwell | ? | |
1946–1952 | Bolton Wanderers | 145 | (1) |
1952–1955 | Leicester City | 103 | (0) |
Total | 248 | (1) | |
Managerial career | |||
1958–1968 | Leicester City | ||
1969–1972 | Nottingham Forest | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He was manager of the Leicester side nicknamed the "Ice Kings", which chased the double in 1962–63.