James Gibson (footballer, born 1989) explained

James Gibson
Fullname:James Gibson
Birth Date:1989 4, df=y
Birth Place:Irvine, Scotland
Currentclub:Maybole
Position:Left back
Youthclubs1:Hamilton Academical
Years1:2006–2011
Clubs1:Hamilton Academical
Caps1:43
Goals1:2
Club-Update:13:32, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

James Gibson (born 23 April 1989 in Irvine, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left back for Maybole in the Ayrshire District League. Originally signed with Hamilton Academical, his playing career in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League with was plagued by persistent knee injuries.[1] Gibson's contract with Accies was not renewed in 2011 and he signed for Junior side Maybole in January 2012.[2]

Career

James Gibson's footballing career was short with Hamilton Athletic. He made 43 appearances for the club. He played left back and occasionally midfield. His best moments were of him scoring his two goals over his five-year career.[3] Injuries however, derailed his career. He had awful knee injuries that caused him to miss numerous games. Overall his career was disappointing and was cut off short. His brightest moment was winning the domestic championship with Hamilton Academical in the 2007/2008 season.[4]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. News: Hamilton's James Gibson suffers third knee injury. BBC Sport. 2 May 2011. 1 February 2012.
  2. Web site: 'Bole sign ex-senior. Scottish Junior Football Association. 1 February 2012. 1 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202213134/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/sjfa/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1747. 2 December 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: James Gibson - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics. scoresway.com. 2016-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226043121/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer. 26 February 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: Championship 2007/2008 - Regular Season - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics. scoresway.com. 2016-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219070424/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=2124. 19 February 2018. dead.