Matt Gillies

Matt Gillies

Matthew "Matt" Muirhead Gillies (12 August 1921 – 24 December 1998) was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956-1968. He is the club's longest serving manager, lasting a decade in the manager's seat between November 1958-November 1968. He took charge of Leicester for a club record 508 matches, as well as making 111 appearances for the club as a player.

He was manager of the Leicester side nicknamed The Ice Kings, which chased the double in 1962-63.

Read more about Matt Gillies:  Playing Career, Death, Influence

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