Doug Gillespie (footballer)
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| Doug Gillespie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gillespie in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas James Gillespie | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 1947 (aged 59)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Malvern East, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton Colts | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906–10, 1912 | Carlton | 90 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Douglas James Gillespie (13 December 1887 – 6 January 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
One of the eight children (five boys and three girls) of James Gillespie (1856–1913),[3] and Mary Gillespie (1859–1924), née Gallagher,[4][5] Douglas James Gillespie was born at the Melbourne Zoo, in Royal Park, in Parkville, Victoria on 14 December 1887.[6]
His younger twin brother, Dave Gillespie, also played for Carlton (90 games from 1906 to 1912, including the 1906 and 1907 premierships).
All five Gillespie brothers served in the First AIF: David Francis Gillespie (1887–1917),[7] Douglas James Gillespie (1887–1947),[8] Gordon Charles Gillespie (1890–1937),[9] Robert Bruce Gillespie (1895–1969),[10] and William Wallace Gillespie (1898–1967).[11]
