John Gillespie’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Scottish rugby union player
A.K.A. Jimmy Gillespie
Was Athlete 
Rugby union player 
Sports official 
Rugby union match official 
From United Kingdom 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 16 January 1879, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Death 5 December 1943
(aged 64 years)
Star sign Capricorn
Sports Teams
Edinburgh Academical Football Club
Scotland national rugby union team
British & Irish Lions
Scotland national rugby union team

John Imrie Gillespie (16 January 1879 – 5 December 1943), known as Jimmy Gillespie, was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

At club level he played for Edinburgh Academicals.

Provincial career

He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1898.

International career

Gillespie was selected for the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa and finished the tour as the top Test scorer for the touring team. He played in 19 matches during the tour including all three test games against South Africa. He scored 13 conversions and a single try on the tour, and amassed four points in the first Test, the British failing to score in the second and third tests.

Referee career

He later became a successful referee, including two Wales vs England internationals, one in 1907, and the other in 1911.

Outside of rugby

Gillespie was a chartered accountant.

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