Jimmy Gilligan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Martin Gilligan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Nottingham Forest (first team coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Watford | 27 | (6) |
| 1982 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Grimsby Town | 24 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | Swindon Town | 17 | (5) |
| 1986 | → Newport County (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1987 | Lincoln City | 11 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Cardiff City | 99 | (35) |
| 1989–1990 | Portsmouth | 32 | (5) |
| 1990–1993 | Swansea City | 62 | (23) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Nike Football Academy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Martin "Jimmy" Gilligan (born 24 January 1964) is an English former professional footballer of Irish ancestry. He is currently First Team Coach at Nottingham Forest.
His son Ryan Gilligan is also a professional footballer.
Born in Hammersmith, Gilligan started his career as an apprentice at Watford, turning professional in August 1981. He helped Watford defeat Manchester United to win the FA Youth Cup in 1982 whilst also earned representative honours, appearing for the England Youth team. In October 1982 he joined Lincoln City on loan for one month, making three substitute appearances. Returning to Watford, he began making intermittent appearances for the first team, the undoubted highlight being scoring Watford's first goal in Europe in their very first game against Kaiserslautern in the 1983–1984 UEFA Cup; he would later score in the quarter final defeat to Sparta Prague. However, he never established a regular starting role in his four seasons as a professional.
Having come to Grimsby Town's attention when scoring against them in an FA Cup Fourth Round tie in January 1985, Gilligan moved to Grimsby in the summer of 1985 for a fee of £100,000. However, his season at Blundell Park was disappointing: he managed just six goals in the season at the club, including two in a League Cup match against York City. Grimsby cut their losses in the summer of 1986 by allowing him to move on to Swindon Town for a fee of £30,000. Once again, he struggled to make an impression and in January 1987 joined Newport County on loan before moving to Lincoln City in March 1987. Gilligan failed to fire for the Red Imps, scoring a solitary goal as Lincoln slipped to relegation from the Football League.
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