Tom Gilbey
![]() Gilbey in Gillingham colours in 1920 | |||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Thomas Edmund Gilbey (20 January 1898 – 1962) was an English footballer 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]
References[]
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1962 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bishop Auckland
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs