Name: John Lillie
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Position: Goalkeeper
Representative Honours: Ireland: 2 Amateur Caps (1936).
Club Career:
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Clubs
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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Other
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Willowfield
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Amateur
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(Northern Amateur League)
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Cliftonville
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34/35-35/36
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Amateur
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Glentoran
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36/37
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1936
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Amateur
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*25/0
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TOTALS
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£0
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* all games.
Biography:
"No safer pair of hands ever held a ball, and it will be an awkward shot indeed if Lillie does not take it as a matter of course and deal with it after the manner of a master."
Acclaimed for his coolness and anticipation, Lillie broke into the Cliftonville firstteam towards the end of the 1934/35 season and, although still comparatively young, established himself for the following campaign. He was rewarded with two Amateur caps as the season drew to a close.
Early in 1936/37 Lillie arrived at Glentoran who were suffering something of a goalkeeping crisis. Indeed, he was just one of four players who were tried between the sticks by the Glens as they slumped to a disappointing mid-table league position.
Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
15-02-1936 England. A L 0-5
22-04-1936 Scotland H L 3-5
Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 2.
With thanks to Jim Murphy for forwarding the photo and ISN article on which this profile is largely based.
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