Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gary Thompson Gillespie (born Stirling, Scotland, July 5, 1960) was a defender who played football (soccer) for Liverpool through much of their dominant period of the 1980s. Gillespie started his career at local club Falkirk, captaining the side at 17, making him the world''s youngest ever first team captain in football. Such was his rapid progression as a player, only playing 22 Scottish League Second Division fixtures, he was purchased by Coventry City for the bargain price of Pds. 75,000 on the 10 March 1978 while still not quite 18. He spent the rest of the 1977/78 season in the City reserves but was given his chance at the beginning of the following season making his debut on the 19 August ''78 in a 2- 1 win over Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park, he went on to make a further 14 league appearances before the end of the season.