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Steven Gillespie
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position Striker
Youth career
2001–2004 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Bristol City 12 (1)
2005 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 12 (5)
2005–2006 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 9 (3)
2006–2008 Cheltenham Town 67 (21)
2008–2012 Colchester United 98 (25)
2012–2014 Fleetwood Town 22 (4)
2013–2014 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (1)
2014 Bristol Rovers 13 (1)
2014–2015 Altrincham 22 (1)
2015–2017 Warrington Town 0 (0)
2017 → Skelmersdale United (loan) 11 (0)
Total 270 (62)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Gillespie (born 4 June 1985) is an English retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently a programme manager for the Liverpool International Academy.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Gillespie began his career as a trainee for Liverpool.

Gillespie began his career with Liverpool having carved out a name for himself as a goalscorer in schoolboy football. He broke Robbie Fowler's goal-scoring record for Liverpool Schools; he later had his record broken by Wayne Rooney.

Bristol City

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In 2004, having had few opportunities at Liverpool, he was released and was quickly signed by Bristol City, of League One.

Cheltenham Town

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He continued to find himself without many chances and later in 2004 was sent on-loan to Cheltenham Town of League Two, where he scored four goals in five appearances. Gillespie once again joined Cheltenham on loan at the end of the 2004–05 season, and again in the first half of the 2005–2006 season, scoring a further five goals. He signed a permanent two-and-a-half-year contract in January 2006, for an undisclosed fee.

Despite signing a new contract in August 2007, Gillespie handed in a transfer request in the summer of 2008 after having an impressive season with Cheltenham as they finished in mid-table in League One.[2] Less than a week after handing in the request, Gillespie was sold to fellow League One club Colchester United for a fee of £400,000.[3]

Colchester United

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On 7 July 2008, Gillespie signed for Colchester following a successful season with Cheltenham in which he scored 16 goals. It was a club record signing, as the U's looked to bounce back to the Championship.

Unfortunately for both Gillespie and Colchester, however, his time with the club was dogged by injuries from shortly after his arrival, despite having made a promising start with three goals from his first three outings.[4]

His first season in Essex continued to be stop-start and, although when he managed to play he continued to show his natural, goalscoring instinct and displayed this in scoring five goals in his little time spent on the pitch, he struggled to rack up game time and barely managed a ninety-minute performance. This was compounded when, in the 5–0 home win over Carlisle he managed just sixteen minutes in his return from injury before having to go off injured once more.[5]

The season was a huge shame for Gillespie who would have wished to make a much more impressive impact on his arrival as the club's record signing. Under Aidy Boothroyd in the 2009/10 season he struggled to break into the team despite seemingly having gotten over the worst of his injury troubles and it was not until the final season of his contract that Gillespie's ability finally came to the fore.

With John Ward now the U's manager, his former Cheltenham Town boss eased him back into the U's team after the Christmas period and Gillespie flourished, bagging nine goals in ten starts as well as having a legitimate goal chalked out in a 0–1 defeat at Charlton.[6]

Gillespie committed his future to Colchester for another two years on 17 May 2011 and was given the number nine shirt for the 2011–12 season. During the campaign, he finished with 11 goals in League One, which was his best return in a football season for Colchester. He finished with 12 goals in all competitions.[7]

Fleetwood Town

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Gillespie signed for newly promoted League Two outfit Fleetwood Town on 18 June 2012.[8] On 30 January 2014, Gillespie was released from Fleetwood Town.[9]

Return to Cheltenham Town

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Gillespie returned to Cheltenham Town on loan from Fleetwood on 15 August 2013, making his second debut for the club two days later in their 3–1 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle.

Bristol Rovers

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On 6 February 2014, Gillespie joined up with John Ward again, following spells at Cheltenham Town and Colchester United. He scored his first goal for Rovers with an 88th-minute equaliser against Scunthorpe United after coming on as a 53rd minute substitution for the injured Alan Gow.[10] He made his first start for the club 1 month later in a goalless draw with Southend United.[11]

Altrincham

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Gillespie joined newly promoted Conference Premier team Altrincham on 19 July 2014.[12]

Skelmersdale United

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Gillespie joined Northern Premier League team Skelmersdale United on loan on 12 February 2017.[13] He made 11 appearances as well as being a part of the United coaching setup.

Coaching career

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Following his retirement, Gillespie returned to first club Liverpool, working as a coach for the International Academy.[14] He later became a programme manager, running training camps in the likes of South Africa and the United States.[15][16]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 2004–05[17] League One 8 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 12 0
2005–06[18] League One 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 12 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 17 1
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2004–05[17] League Two 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2005–06[18] League Two 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 12 5
Cheltenham Town 2005–06[18] League Two 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
2006–07[19] League One 23 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 5
2007–08[20] League One 37 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 40 16
Total 67 21 2 2 1 0 1 0 71 23
Colchester United 2008–09[21] League One 17 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 20 5
2009–10[22] League One 30 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 33 2
2010–11[23] League One 18 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 9
2011–12[24] League One 32 11 1 0 1 1 1 0 35 12
Total 98 25 4 1 2 2 4 0 108 28
Fleetwood Town 2012–13[25] League Two 22 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 25 4
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2013–14[26] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 2
Bristol Rovers 2013–14[26] League Two 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Altrincham 2014–15[27] Conference Premier 22 1 0 0 — 0 0 22 1
Career total 256 61 9 3 5 2 12 2 282 70

Honours

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Cheltenham Town

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–2012. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-7553-6231-8.
  2. ^ "Gillespie demands Cheltenham exit". BBC Sport. 3 July 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1841_3790271,00.html[permanent dead link] Colchester seal Gillespie deal, TEAMtalk, 7 July 2008
  4. ^ "Gillespie frustrated by injuries". BBC Sport. 29 August 2008.
  5. ^ http://www.cu-fc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10424~44417,00.html Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Colchester 5–0 Carlisle, Colchester United F.C., 25 October 2008
  6. ^ "Charlton-Colchester goal mix-up will be investigated". BBC Sport. 2 February 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~2361755,00.html[permanent dead link]? Steven Gillespie, Col U's Number Nine, Colchester United F.C., 17 May 2011
  8. ^ "Fleetwood Town sign Colchester United striker Steven Gillespie". BBC Sport. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Town release four". Fleetwood Town F.C. 30 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Scunthorpe United 1-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ "Bristol Rovers 0-0 Southend United". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "First Team". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Skem Seal Gillespie Loan". Skelmersdale United F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  14. ^ Palmer, Jon (21 September 2017). "Former Cheltenham Town striker back at Liverpool in coaching role". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Standard Chartered and LFC head to South Africa for first ever 'Play On: Train the Trainer'". www.liverpoolfc.com. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  16. ^ "US Summer Camp Program Launches for 2019". www.liverpoolfc.com. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  18. ^ a b c "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  22. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  23. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  24. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  25. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  27. ^ "Games played by Steven Gillespie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  28. ^ "Grimsby 0–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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