Torrance Gillick

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Torrance 'Torry' Gillick (1915-December 12, 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played on the wing for Rangers and Everton.

Gillick signed in 1933, at the age of 18, for Rangers by legendary manager Bill Struth, after playing for prominent Glasgow junior club Petershill F.C.. He won a Scottish Cup winners medal in 1935, and that summer was sold to Everton for, a then record fee for the club, £8000. He stayed on Merseyside until after World War II and during that time he earned his five Scotland caps and a Football League Championship medal in 1939.

Struth brought Gillick back to Ibrox in 1945 and he soon developed into a forward with excellent ball control and vision. He played in the famous post-war Rangers side, and formed a partnership on the left with Willie Waddell. In his time at Ibrox, he played 140 times, scoring 62 goals. He won one League Championship medal (1946/47), two Scottish Cup medals (1934/35, 1947/48) and two League Cup medals (1946/47, 1948/49).

Gillick died on December 12, 1971, on the same day as fellow Rangers player Alan Morton.