Player Profile

Signed from Grimsby Town on the eve of Swindon’s second successive promotion season, Gilligan’s time of the club did not last long after finding it hard to displace Jimmy Quinn, Steve White & Dave Bamber from first team places. The forward scored his first goal for the club at the County Ground in a 2-0 win against Rotherham United, his next one came in the thrilling 4-3 away win at Port Vale, Gilligan’s strike was the all important fourth. November was a great month for the player as he bagged four goals in the fixtures involving York City, Bristol Rovers, Farnborough Town and Bury. But with first team opportunities lacking, Gilligan went on loan to Newport County, and in March 1987 he left Swindon for good when he was sold to Lincoln City.

Playing Record

Senior

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.

Career details

Club	Details
Longmeadow Athletic Longmeadow Athletic	(youth)
Watford Watford	1978 (schoolboy) August 1981 (signed professional contract); transferred out (August 1985)
Lincoln City Lincoln City	October 1982 (loan)
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town	August 1985 (transferred in , £100,000 ); transferred out (June 17th, 1986)
Swindon Town Swindon	June 17th, 1986 (transferred in , £31,500 ); transferred out (March 25th, 1987)
Newport County Newport County	February 5th, 1987 (loan); expired (March 1987)
Lincoln City Lincoln City	March 25th, 1987 (transferred in, unknown fee); transferred out (July 1987)
Cardiff City Cardiff City	July 1987 (transferred in , £17,500 ); transferred out (October 1989)
Portsmouth Portsmouth	October 1989 (transferred in , £215,000 )
Swansea City Swansea City	August 1990
Boreham Wood Boreham Wood	March 1993
Stamco Stamco	September 1993
Watford Watford	(football in the community officer)  (youth development manager)  (youthmanager)  (assistant academy director)
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest	1999 (reserve team manager)
Boreham Wood Boreham Wood	rptd August 17th, 2001 (appointed manager); resigned (rptd October 3rd, 2001)
England England	(U21 assistant coach)
Wimbledon Wimbledon	February 2003 (academy technical director)
Milton Keynes Dons MK Dons	cs 2004 (assistant manager) November 8th, 2004 (appointed caretaker manager)
Waltham Forest Waltham Forest	(coach)
Thurrock Thurrock	rptd June 13th, 2006 (coach)
England England	August 2007 (U21 scout)
Stevenage Stevenage	July 1st, 2010 (announced May 31st, 2010) (head of youth)
Nike Football Academy Nike Football Academy	2011 (head coach)
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest	2014 (lead professional development coach) 2015 (coach)
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest	rptd August 21st, 2018 (under-23 head coach)