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John Gibson (footballer, born 1989)

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John Gibson
Personal information
Full name John Mark Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Petershill
Youth career
Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Dundee United 0 (0)
2008–2009Forfar Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2014 Dundee 3 (0)
2009–2010Elgin City (loan) 36 (0)
2010Sligo Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2013Elgin City (loan) 17 (0)
2013Montrose (loan) 11 (0)
2014Elgin City (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 Alloa Athletic 9 (0)
2015–2017 Clyde 49 (0)
2017– Petershill
International career
2007 Scotland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2011

John Mark Gibson (born 31 January 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Petershill in the SJFA West Region Premiership.

Gibson has previously played for Dundee United., Dundee, Alloa Athletic and Clyde, whilst also having been on loan to a number of clubs, including three separate spells with Elgin City. He formerly represented the Scotland under-19 team.

Club career

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Dundee United

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Gibson began his career as a youth player for Dundee United before he signed a one-year contract with the club in March 2007.[2] The following year, in May 2008, Gibson signed another one-year contract with the club.[3]

Shortly signing a new contract with Dundee United, he was loaned out to Forfar Athletic to gain first team experience.[4] After four months at the club, his loan spell with Forfar Athletic was extended until the end of the season.[5] He was released by Dundee United in 2009 having failed to make a first team appearance for the club.[6]

Dundee

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Gibson signed for city rivals Dundee on a one-year deal in 2009 and was loaned out to Elgin City.[7] His form earned him a new contract extension.[8] After a further loan spell at Sligo Rovers[9] he made his debut for Dundee on the last day of the 2010–11 season against Queen of the South.[10] He signed a further one-year contract extension in May 2011.[11]

Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Gibson signed for Elgin City on loan for a second time.[12] In January 2013, he went out on loan again, this time to Montrose.[13] Upon returning to Dundee, Gibson signed a new contract with the club.[14]

On 28 March 2014, Gibson joined Elgin City on loan for a third time, signing until the end of the 2013–14 season.[15]

On 12 May 2014, Dundee announced Gibson would be leaving the club at the end of his contract.[16]

Alloa Athletic

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After being released by Dundee, Gibson was announced as one of three new signings by Elgin City,[17] however on 27 May 2014, Elgin manager Barry Wilson said that Gibson had changed his mind and wouldn't be signing for Elgin with reports suggesting he had agreed a move to Airdrieonians.[18] On 31 May 2014, Alloa Athletic confirmed that they had completed the signing of Gibson.[19] Gibson finished the 2014–15 season as Alloa's first choice goalkeeper.[20] He played in the end of season relegation play-offs in the Scottish Championship as Alloa avoided the drop defeating both Brechin City and then Forfar Athletic over two legs. Gibson kept a clean sheet in 2–0 semi final first leg win at Brechin City.[21] Gibson later shutout Forfar Athletic in the 3–0 play-off final second leg victory, as Alloa recovered from a 3–1 deficit in the first leg to survive relegation.[22] Gibson made 17 appearances in all competitions for Alloa.[20]

Clyde and Petershill

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Clyde announced they had signed Gibson on 23 May 2015. He was already their eighth summer signing.[20] Gibson spent two seasons with Clyde before leaving in May 2017.[23]

After leaving Clyde, Gibson agreed to sign with Scottish League One club Arbroath on 8 June 2017.[24] However, it was announced a few weeks later that Gibson would not be joining the team for the 2017–18 season after his employment left him unable to commit to the club.[25] He subsequently joined junior football club Petershill.[26]

International career

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Gibson represented Scotland under-19's in an international challenge match in 2007.[27]

Career statistics

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As of 23 May 2015[28][29]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Dundee United 2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2008–09 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Dundee 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Elgin City (loan) 2009–10 36 0 2[30] 0 1 0 3 0 42 0
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2010 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Elgin City (loan) 2012–13 17 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Montrose (loan) 2012–13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Elgin City (loan) 2013–14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Alloa Athletic 2014–15 9 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 17 0
Career total 92 0 6 0 4 0 9 0 111 0

References

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  1. ^ The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005.06. Cre8 Publishing. 2005. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-95485-561-1.
  2. ^ "Contract News". Dundee United F.C. 30 March 2007. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Contract Extensions". Dundee United F.C. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "United loan goalkeeper to Forfar". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  5. ^ "JOHN GIBSON'S LOAN PERIOD EXTENDED". Dundee United F.C. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "John Gibson Dundee profile". Dundee F.C. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Joining Dundee is my best bet for route back to SPL, says Dens Park newboy Richie Hart". Daily Record. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. ^ "New Dundee boss Gordon Chisholm axes 16 players in Dens Park cull". Daily Record. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Gibson joins Rovers as O'Grady commits future". Sligo Rovers F.C. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Queen of the South 3–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  11. ^ "BARRY AGREES DEAL". Dundee F.C. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ Christie, Craig (30 May 2012). "Moore commits future to Elgin". The Northern Scot. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Rangers v Montrose: squad news and preview". STV Sport. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Dundee: Three players sign new contracts at Dens Park". BBC Sport. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  15. ^ "JOHN GIBSON LOAN DEAL". Dundee United F.C. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Christian and john to leave club". 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Elgin bring in trio". Scottish Professional Football League. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  18. ^ Christie, Craig (27 May 2014). "Elgin stunned by Gibson's change of heart". The Northern Scot. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Manager moves quickly". Alloa Athletic F.C. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  20. ^ a b c New signing: John Gibson Clyde FC. 23-05-2015. Retrieved 23-05-2015.
  21. ^ Brechin City 0–2 Alloa Athletic BBC Sport. 06-05-2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  22. ^ Alloa Athletic 3-0 Forfar Athletic BBC Sport. 17-05-2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  23. ^ "Players Released". Clyde F.C. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  24. ^ "John Gibson". Arbroath F.C. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  25. ^ "John Gibson". Arbroath F.C. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Scottish League Two ins and out – summer 2017". 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  27. ^ "John Gibson SFA Profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  28. ^ "John Gibson Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  29. ^ "John Gibson Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  30. ^ includes 1 match not recorded on Soccerbase or Soccerway. "Nairn County 2-4 Elgin". BBC Sport. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2014.