Will Gibson

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William Gibson
Personal information
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)
National team
1895[3] Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Will Gibson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Rangers player Gibson, William, FitbaStats
  3. ^ "SFL player Will Gibson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Sunderland 5-3 Elswick Rangers". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Will Gibson". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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