Neil Gibson (footballer, born 1899)

Neil Gibson
Personal information
Date of birth 1899
Place of birth Larkhall, Scotland
Date of death 1974 (aged 74–75)
Place of death Larkhall, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11+12 in (1.82 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ashfield
1921–1922 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
1922–1923 Queen of the South
1923 Royal Albert 11 (2)
1923–1933 Clyde 278 (20)
Total 290 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

References

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  1. ^ Season Preview 1927/28: Clyde FC, The Athletic News, 1 August 1927, via Play up Liverpool
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. ^ Glasgow Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 12 October 1925
  4. ^ Football | Glasgow Well Beaten in Inter-City Match, The Glasgow Herald, 17 September 1929, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  5. ^ Hall of Fame | Neilly Gibson, Rangers FC
  6. ^ Neilly Gibson, ScottishLeague.net, 18 February 2007