Will Gibson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Gibson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1869[1] | ||
Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 1911 (aged 41–42)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Full back Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1886–1887 | Flemington Thistle | ||
1888–1890 | Cambuslang | ||
1890–1894 | Sunderland | 75 | (5) |
1894–1895[2] | Rangers | 17 | (1) |
1895–1896 | Sunderland | 16 | (1) |
1896–1897 | Notts County | 41 | (0) |
1897–1898 | Bristol City | ||
1898–1903 | Lincoln City | 130 | (1) |
1904 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
Total | 279 | (8) | |
International career | |||
1895[3] | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Gibson (1869–1911) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Lincoln City, Notts County and Sunderland as a left back or left half.
Club career
Gibson made his debut for Sunderland on 27 October 1888 against Elswick Rangers in the FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round when Sunderland won the match 5–3.[4] He went on to make 93 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 7 goals.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Will Gibson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Rangers player Gibson, William, FitbaStats
- ^ "SFL player Will Gibson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Sunderland 5-3 Elswick Rangers". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Will Gibson". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
Categories:
- 1869 births
- 1911 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Association football wing halves
- Cambuslang F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Cambuslang
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players