CYRIL GILHESPY 1921/25
by Chris Wood
Date of Birth - 18/02/1898
Nationality - English
Position - Winger
Games - 19
Goals - 3
Club Hons (Lpool) -
Other Clubs - Chester-Le-Street, Fencehouses (both amateur), Sunderland, Bristol City, Blackburn, Reading, Mansfield Town, Crewe Alexandra
Cyril was a winger who played in 19 First Division games for Liverpool in the 1920's, spread over four seasons. Billy Lacey was the established outside-right when the club won the League title in 1921-22 and he only missed 3 matches that season with Gilhespy stepping in on two of those occasions.
Lacey missed a number of games in the middle of the following season when Liverpool also finished in first place but the 10 matches Cyril figured in were not enough to qualify him for a championship medal.
Even though Lacey was still at the club, Gilhespy was selected for the opening 4 League fixtures of the 1923-24 season but then lost his place and only played once more that season and just twice the following season, the last of his 19 League appearances coming at Sheffield United on 16th March 1925.
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