Keith Gillespie

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Born
1975 (51 years old)
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Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Wing

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Retired

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White

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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

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Keith Robert Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/ ghih-LES-pee; born 18 February 1975) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Mindwell in the Mid-Ulster Football League.

He began his career at Manchester United after winning the FA Youth Cup in 1992, before moving to Newcastle United, where he played in the UEFA Champions League. Gillespie also played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and Sheffield United, helping Blackburn win the Football League Cup in 2002. Towards the end of his career, he played for Glentoran in the Irish League and Longford Town in the League of Ireland.

Gillespie earned 86 caps for Northern Ireland between 1994 and 2008, putting him 10th in their most capped players of all time. He had well-publicised issues with problem gambling during his career, and has since spoken out about gambling.

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Manchester United	1993-1995	Permanent	9 app	1 gls
Wigan Athletic	1993	Loan	8 app	4 gls
Newcastle United	1995-1998	Permanent	113 app	11 gls
Blackburn Rovers	1998-2003	Permanent	115 app	6 gls
Wigan Athletic	2000-2001	Loan	5 app	0 gls
Leicester City	2003-2005	Permanent	42 app	2 gls
Sheffield United	2005-2009	Permanent	97 app	4 gls
Charlton Athletic	2008	Loan	6 app	0 gls
Bradford City	2009	Permanent	3 app	0 gls
Glentoran	2009-2010	Permanent	33 app	2 gls
Darlington	2010	Permanent	1 app	0 gls
Longford Town	2011-2013	Permanent	59 app	1 gls