Sandy Gilligan
Scottish footballer
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| Intro | Scottish footballer | |
| A.K.A. | Alexander Patterson Gilligan | |
| A.K.A. | Alexander Patterson Gilligan | |
| Places | Scotland | |
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1872, Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Death | 1952 (aged 80 years) | |
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Alexander Patterson Gilligan (1872 – 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dundee (being among the first players to play for the club following its formation in 1893, and the scorer of the first league goal) and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.
He was the eldest of four brothers who were professional footballers, the others being Billy, Sam and John.