Josh Gillies

Footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFootballer
PlacesUnited Kingdom
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 June 1990, Sunderland, City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England
Age34 years
Star signGemini
The details

Biography

Joshua James Gillies (born 12 June 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darlington 1883. He joined Darlington 1883 from Gateshead in 2016.

Career

Gilles began his career with non-league Sunderland Nissan and Newcastle Blue Star. In 2009 he moved to Blyth Spartans under Mick Tait, but failed to hold down a 1st team place and was allowed to join Whitley Bay in March 2010 due to a lack of 1st team games. At Whitley Bay Gilles scored in the final of the FA Vase as they beat Worxham 6–1 at Wembley Stadium.

Gateshead

Gilles joined Conference Premier side Gateshead 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 Carlisle United in June 2013. He made his Football League 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 Salisbury City in the FA Trophy. He scored his first goal for Cambridge on 10 December 2013 in a 3–0 victory over Macclesfield Town. 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.

Gateshead

On 12 June 2015, Gillies re-signed for Conference Premier side Gateshead on a permanent deal.

Darlington

On 27 July 2016, Gillies signed for Conference north side Darlington 1883.

International career

Gillies was selected and called up to the England C team in 2012, he made his international debut on 12 September 2012 against Belgium and also featured against Turkey on 5 February 2013.

Career statistics

As of match played on 30 April 2016
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague[A]FA CupLeague CupOther[B]Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blyth Spartans2009–10Conference North181400030251
Total181400030251
Whitley Bay2009–10Northern League112000032144
Total112000032144
Gateshead2010–11Conference Premier191000020211
2011–12Conference Premier272000040312
2012–13Conference Premier45151000304915
Total911810009010118
Carlisle United2013–14League One60101020100
2014–15League Two6100002081
Total121101040181
Cambridge United (loan)2013–14Conference Premier2100002041
2013–14Conference Premier102000010112
Total123000030153
Gateshead (loan)2014–15Conference Premier5100000051
Gateshead2015–16National League234000032266
Total285000032317
Career totals17230601025420434
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in The Football League, Football Conference and Northern League.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, FA Vase, Northumberland Senior Cup and Northern League Cup.

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