- Steven Gillespie
Infobox Football biography
playername = Steven Gillespie
fullname = Steven Gillespie
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|6|4
cityofbirth =Liverpool
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
position =Striker
currentclub = Colchester United
clubnumber = 7
youthyears =
youthclubs = Liverpool
years = 2003-2004 2004-2006 2005
2005-2006 2006-2008
2008-
clubs = Liverpool Bristol City → Cheltenham Town (loan) → Cheltenham Town (loan) Cheltenham Town
Colchester United
caps(goals) = 00 0(0) 12 0(1) 12 0(5)
09 0(3) 65 (21)
01 0(2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 16:34, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Steven Gillespie (born
4 June 1985 inLiverpool ) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Colchester United.Gillespie, a technically gifted striker, 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 byWayne Rooney .In 2004, having had few opportunities at Liverpool, he was released and was quickly signed by Bristol City, then of Coca-Cola League One, who are now in the Coca-Cola Championship. 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 4 goals in 5 appearances and instantly became a favourite with the team's supporters.
Gillespie once again joined Cheltenham on loan at the end of the 2004-2005 season, and again in the first half of the 2005-2006 season, scoring a further 5 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7487059.stm Gillespie demands Cheltenham exit, "
BBC Sport ",July 3 2008 ] 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.http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1841_3790271,00.html Colchester seal Gillespie deal, "TEAMtalk ",July 7 2008 ]References
External links
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