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George Gibb (footballer)

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George Gibb
Personal information
Full name George Gibb[1]
Date of birth 1891
Place of birth Wishaw, Scotland
Date of death 7 June 1917 (aged 25)[2]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[3]
Position(s) Left half, full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1914 Cambuslang Rangers 41 (0)
1914–1917 Third Lanark 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Gibb (1891 – 7 June 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Third Lanark as a left half.[1][4]

Personal life

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Gibb was serving as an acting lance sergeant in the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War when he died of wounds on 7 June 1917.[2][3] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "George Gibb | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.