Stan Gilligan

Stanley Gilligan (1928 – 9 April 2020) was a wrestler who competed for England.

Wrestling career
Gilligan was a member of the Barton Athletic Club and was a British Welterweight champion. He retired after the 1968 season

Gillian represented England in the -68 kg division at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

Personal life and death
His son Joey Gilligan and his brother Dennis Gilligan were also England international wrestlers.

Stan Gilligan died from COVID-19 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, on 9 April 2020, at the age of 91.