Will Gibson

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.

For other people named William Gibson, see William Gibson (disambiguation).
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

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. 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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