Tom Gilbey (footballer) explained

Tom Gilbey
Fullname:Thomas Edmund Gilbey
Birth Date:1898 1, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Bishop Auckland, England
Death Place:Bishop Auckland, England
Position:Striker
Years1:?–1920
Years2:1920–?
Caps2:11
Goals2:6

Thomas Edmund Gilbey (20 January 1898 – 1962) was an English footballer who played professionally for Gillingham. Although he only made 11 Football League appearances for the Kent-based club, he was notable for scoring the Gills' first ever league goal, against Southampton in August 1920.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd . 2001. 0-7524-2243-X. 18.
  2. Book: Triggs , Roger . Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893-1984 . Kent County Libraries . 1984 . 11 .