Richard Gillespie

Richard Gillespie born November 21, 1984 in Romsey, England) is a English semi-professional footballer, currently playing for Conference South side Eastleigh where he plays as a Striker
Career
Richard broke into Bashley's first team at the tender age of 17 and for the next five seasons, Gillespie finished as Bashley's top marksman.
In April 2007, his prolific goalscoring record attracted Bournemouth Manager Kevin Bond, although Bashley quickly blocked the approach.
In June 2009 Gillespie signed for Eastleigh in the 2009-2010 pre-season.
There's no doubt the player nicknamed ‘Mr Goals’ will go down in history as one of the Foresters’ all-time greats, having banged in 173 goals in 308 appearances for the Southern League club.
Eastleigh's Director of football Dave Malone, certainly knows what Gillespie is capable of, having twice worked with him before in his days as Bashley chairman and director of Salisbury City, where the frontman spent a brief spell on loan in 2005.
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“I’ve known Gilly since he was a youth player at Bashley and he broke into the first team at 17,” he said. “That’s part of his appeal. He’s only 24, but he’s already got so much experience.
“For me, that’s what makes Gilly’s signing so exciting,” said Malone. “Last year we finished third in the league and made the play-offs and yet we didn’t have a striker who scored more than ten goals.
In the 2009-2010 season 'Gilly' continued his prolific form, banging in 17 goals from 43 games so far, following his rise from the Southern League.

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