Background
Gill was born in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire before moving to south-west England where he played as an amateur for White Star (Poole), Bridgwater Town and Bristol City (without making any first-team appearances).
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Gill was born in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire before moving to south-west England where he played as an amateur for White Star (Poole), Bridgwater Town and Bristol City (without making any first-team appearances).
He also made five appearances for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1901. His performances earned him a call-up to represent the Somerset County Football Association. After playing for Grimsby Town reserves, he was offered a trial by Southern League champions, Southampton.
He made his solitary appearance for the "Saints" on 17 March 1900, when he took the place of Peter Meehan at right-back against Sheppey United.
Nonetheless, the Southampton board offered him a position with the club, which Gill decided to decline. He subsequently turned out for local rivals, Freemantle, before moving back to his home county in 1901.
He then signed for Leicester Fosse of the Football League Second Division, making one appearance at left-back, replacing George Swift. During the summer of 1901, Gill made five appearances for Leicestershire, in which he scored a total of 23 runs and took 12 wickets, at averages of 11.50 and 34.41 respectively.