Tom Gilbey (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Edmund Gilbey | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 January 1898||
Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
Date of death | 1962 (aged 63–64)[1] | ||
Place of death | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?-1920 | Darlington | ||
1920-? | Gillingham[1] | 11 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2007 |
Thomas Edmund "Tom" Gilbey (20 January 1898, in Bishop Auckland – 1962, in Bishop Auckland) was an English association football player who played professionally for Gillingham. Although he only made 11 Football League appearances for the Kent-based club, he was notable for scoring the Gills' first ever league goal, against Southampton in August 1920.[1][2]
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