John E Gilfillan (29 September 1898 – 2 January 1976) was a

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-born

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who played as a

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in the 1920s and 1930s, notably with

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. He joined Heart of Midlothian from his local team Inverkeithing United, and played for Hearts in a

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tie against

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. He was later loaned to East Fife, and played for them in the

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against

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.Jock Gilfillan
London Hearts Supporters Club Gilfillan moved to play in England with Portsmouth of

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in December 1928. He was to go on to make 359 senior appearances with the south coast club, including playing for them in the

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and

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s. In his nine seasons with the club he kept 107 clean sheets in 330 League matches. In his last Season he Helped Qpr to a 3rd place finish missing out on promotion by 3 points. In April 2009, he was included in a ''

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'' list of the Top 50 Portsmouth players of all time, and was described as being ''"one of the finest keepers in the club's history with excellent positioning and agility the key to his success."''

References

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