| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1883 | 965 | 1490 | (143) | 2 |  
  | 1884 | 1092 | 1491 | (139) | 0 |  
  | 1885 | 970 | 1492 | (135) | 0 |  
  | 1886 | 976 | 1493 | (131) | 0 |  
  | 1887 | 895 | 1494 | (126) | 0 |  
  | 1888 | 901 | 1495 | (121) | 14 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Gaitskill, W. |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Could this be the 'W. Gaitskell' who played in Toronto in 1859? The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24 Mar. 1888 (p.42) has 'W. Gaitskell'. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Renette, H.E. Bird, page 391 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [BCM], vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 1883, page 145 |  
   | [CML], vol. 9, no. 8, Apr. 1888, page 230 |  
   | [CML], vol. 9, no. 9, May 1888, page 258 |  
   | [ISDN], 24 Mar. 1888, page 42 |  
   | [LW], 24 Mar. 1883, page 230 |  |  |