Bob Gibson (footballer)

Bob Gibson
Personal information
Full name Robert Henry Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1927-08-05)5 August 1927[1]
Place of birth Ashington,[1] Northumberland, England
Date of death March 1989 (aged 6162)[1]
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ashington
1948–1949 Aberdeen 1 (0)
1949–1950 Hull City 12 (5)
1950–1951 Ashington
1951–1955 Lincoln City 41 (20)
1955–1957 Peterborough United 55 (51)
1957–1959 Gateshead 49 (27)
1959–19?? Morpeth Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Robert Henry "Bob" Gibson (5 August 1927 – March 1989) was an English footballer who scored 52 goals from 102 appearances in the Football League playing for Hull City, Lincoln City and Gateshead. He also played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen, and played non-league football in England for Ashington,[2] Peterborough United, for whom he scored 51 goals in 55 Midland League appearances,[3] and for Morpeth Town. He played as a centre forward.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bob Gibson". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Bob Gibson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. "Bob Gibson: Matches for Peterborough". Up The Posh!. Chris Wilkinson. Retrieved 4 April 2013.


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