William Gibson (rugby union)

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William Gibson
Birth nameWilliam Ross Gibson
Date of birth(1865-01-02)2 January 1865
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death2 January 1924(1924-01-02) (aged 59)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh District
Cities District		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1891-95 Scotland 14 (0)

William Gibson (2 January 1865 – 2 January 1924) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

He played for Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career[]

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in December 1891.[2]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in December 1894.[3]

International career[]

He was capped fourteen times for Scotland between 1891 and 1895.[4]

Business career[]

He was a teller in the Commercial Bank of Scotland on George Street, Edinburgh.[5]

Family[]

His parents were John Gibson and Jane Ross. They had 5 sons including William.

Death[]

The notice in The Scotsman newspaper stated that Gibson died suddenly.[6]

His funeral took place in the Grange cemetery.[6]

Confirmation to his estate went to his brother and next of kin Thomas Gibson, who was a Writer to the Signet. William Gibson left £1547 and 3 shillings in his estate.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "William Ross Gibson". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18941224/033/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Gibson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. ^ a b "Join Ancestry".
  6. ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19240104/107/0012 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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