Bill Gill (born April 15, 1919, date of death unknown) was a Canadian soccer goalkeeper. He was a member of the Montreal Stelco squad who won the national title in 1952.[1]

Bill Gill
Personal information
Full name William Gill
Date of birth (1919-04-15)April 15, 1919
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Westmount
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
CPR Glen Yards
1947–1952 Montréal Stelco
1953–1955 Montréal Hakoah FC
1956 Sparta FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1952, the year he led Stelco to the national title over Westminster Royals FC, Gill won the McLagan Trophy as Montreal's most valuable player.[2] In 1953, he joined Montréal Hakoah FC and led his new club to the Canadian final, but this time lost the three-game series to Westminster.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  2. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
  3. ^ Norm Gillespie (August 19, 1953). "Draw with Hakoah". Google. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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