Ian Gillard

[Since72]

Does anyone remember the Gillard step over... Had no pace to it but always got a chear . Just wanted to share my flash back from my lunch hour

[DeepcutHoop]

I used to play for Ian's dad's boys club, Pathfinders.

Got my 'Managers Player of the Year' (effectively for being the most sporting player-I wasn't much cop tbf ) award presented by Ian as I recall

Top bloke.

[CroydonCaptainJack]

Great player. Got a few caps didn't he?

[Rangers77]

Loved the guy. Solid, unshowy defender. Was called by those who stood near me in the Loft as 'the shovel' on account of his habit, having sold the winger a dummy, of hoofing the ball up the left wing channel in the bad old days of 1978-79 when there was little else open to him.... He was solid in the air at defensive set pieces and good on the overlap, too

[brightonr]

I used to play for Ian's dad's boys club, Pathfinders.

Got my 'Managers Player of the Year' (effectively for being the most sporting player-I wasn't much cop tbf ) award presented by Ian as I recall

Top bloke.

Was that local to where you are now mate?

Used to live round the corner from me when I lived in Sandhurst.

[DeepcutHoop]

Was that local to where you are now mate?

Used to live round the corner from me when I lived in Sandhurst.

Pathfinders BC were based over in Iver Heath, I was living in Slough. Not sure where Reg lived at the time tbh

[Stanley]

Does anyone remember the Gillard step over... Had no pace to it but always got a chear . Just wanted to share my flash back from my lunch hour

Topical - because by pure coincidence he happens to be the special guest on London Callin tomorrow.

Maybe it was more a premonition than a flashback

[qprted]

ill

i remember he was first introduced by tommy docherty in 1968-69,but he really got involved in the following season i remeber he played in a southend away game that i attended and he scored two brilliant goals but both were disallowed

the goals were disallowed for other players being off side

[dave58]

Does anyone remember the Gillard step over... Had no pace to it but always got a chear . Just wanted to share my flash back from my lunch hour

think it was more of a shimmy than a step over always used to show he was going to go down the line then shimmy inside the player
Glen Roeder was king of the step overs

[superhoop67]

when he was an apprentice he worked in the Mars factory on the summer shut down with a few of my mates painting

[Kit]

Fabulous player and so appropriate after so many years at the club, that his last game for us was the FA Cup Final. Him and Clement complimented each other superbly.

[stanistheman]

a very solid left back who was a 'does what it says on the tin' type of full back ie. wins tackles, headers makes clearances and passes the ball with some attacking play thrown in.

Yes, his career at QPR ended fittingly with a Cup Final, shame he was on the losing side though.

[minstrel]

Ian Gillard

Pathfinders BC were based over in Iver Heath, I was living in Slough. Not sure where Reg lived at the time tbh

deepcut i also played for pathfinders for a good few years at iver heath, we trained at langley county sec school, if i remember rightly Reg lived
in britwell ? not 100% sure..trying to remember some of the names of the team only one i can remember is Trevor How who went on to play for watford
happy days.,

[DeepcutHoop]

deepcut i also played for pathfinders for a good few years at iver heath, we trained at langley county sec school, if i remember rightly Reg lived
in britwell ? not 100% sure..trying to remember some of the names of the team only one i can remember is Trevor How who went on to play for watford
happy days.,

[Hertford Hoop]

Ian was a consistently good performer, Mr realable as I remember