The match report in The Liverpool Mercury said "The visitors brought a strong eleven including Gillan (sic) who was to have kept goal for the home club this season.
His only other Football League appearance came in a 5–2 defeat at home to Preston North End,[3] who were to go through the season undefeated.
Wrexham; the regular goalkeeper, Jim Trainer, failed to turn up for the match, as Preston North End refused to release him.
[10] Gillam retained his place as the Welsh international 'keeper for the next three matches (two victories against Ireland and a defeat against England), before Trainer was recalled.
[3] In 1893, he joined Clapton where he made his final international appearance, when he was called into the team as a replacement for the unavailable Trainer, in a 5–2 defeat against Scotland.