Neil Gibson (footballer, born 1899) explained

Neil Gibson
Height:5ft 11+1/2in[1]
Position:Centre half
Birth Date:1899
Birth Place:Larkhall, Scotland
Death Place:Larkhall, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Ashfield
Years2:1921–1922
Clubs2:Partick Thistle
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1922–1923
Clubs3:Queen of the South
Years4:1923
Clubs4:Royal Albert
Caps4:11
Goals4:2
Years5:1923–1933
Caps5:278
Goals5:20
Totalcaps:290
Totalgoals:22

Neil Gibson (1899 – 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half, primarily for Clyde.[2] He scored the goal which won the Glasgow Cup for the club in the 1925–26 season (with a win over Celtic at their own ground),[3] and in 1929 was selected to play for the Glasgow FA select team in their annual match against the Sheffield FA.[4]

His father Neilly Gibson and younger brother Jimmy both played for the Scotland national team and at club level with teams including Partick Thistle (where Neil had a short spell as a young player), while elder brother Willie also played professionally with Newcastle United.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. https://playupliverpool.com/1927/08/01/season-preview-192728-clyde-f-c-the-athletic-news/ Season Preview 1927/28: Clyde FC
  2. John Litster . October 2012 . A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players . Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SKVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1396%2C5130421 Glasgow Cup–Final Tie
  4. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1929+-+Sheffield+v+Glasgow Football | Glasgow Well Beaten in Inter-City Match
  5. https://rangers.co.uk/club/history/hall-of-fame/neilly-gibson/ Hall of Fame | Neilly Gibson
  6. http://www.scottishleague.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=783 Neilly Gibson