| Victor Gibson | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Henry Gibson |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Woolwich, England |
| Death Place: | Ruislip, England |
| Clubs1: | Plumstead |
| Years2: | 1911–1912 |
| Clubs2: | Espanyol |
| Years3: | 1912–1924 |
| Clubs3: | Olympique Cettois |
| Manageryears1: | 1914–1924 |
| Managerclubs1: | FC Cette |
| Manageryears2: | 1924–1925 |
| Managerclubs2: | Montpellier |
| Manageryears3: | 1925–1929 |
| Managerclubs3: | Marseille |
| Manageryears4: | 1929–1934 |
| Managerclubs4: | Sochaux |
| Manageryears5: | 1934 |
| Managerclubs5: | SC Bastidienne |
| Manageryears6: | 1934–1935 |
| Managerclubs6: | Hispano-Bastidienne |
Arthur Henry Gibson, known as Victor Raine Gibson (18 July 1888 – 8 April 1958) was an English professional football player and coach active in Spain and France.
Arthur Henry Gibson was born in Woolwich in 1888.[1] He married in 1910 and had an infant daughter who died.[1] He divorced his English wife in 1938 and married a Frenchwoman in 1939, with whom he also had a daughter.[1]
Under the name 'Victor Raine Gibson' he toured Catalonia with Plumstead FC, and in a match against RCD Espanyol on 18 May 1911, he put up a great performance which impressed the Catalan club enough for them to sign him, along with Frank Allack and William Hodge.[2] [3] After a year in Spain he moved to French side Olympique Cettois.[1]
Gibson coached the club sides of FC Cette,[4] Montpellier,[4] Marseille,[4] Sochaux,[5] SC Bastidienne and Hispano-Bastidienne.[6]
He guided FC Cette to the 1923 Coupe de France Final, which they lost 4–2 to Red Star Olympique.[7]
He also performed the functions of a coach with the Catalonia national team once, in what was the team's first-ever game recognized by FIFA on 20 February 1912, which ended in a 7–0 loss to France.[8]
He returned to England in the 1930s, working as a gardener or groundsman.[1] He divorced his English wife in 1938 and married a Frenchwoman in 1939, with whom he also had a daughter.[1] He died in Ruislip in 1958.[1]