John_Gibbons_(footballer)

John Gibbons (footballer)

John Gibbons (footballer)

English footballer (1925–2021)

John Ronald Gibbons (8 April 1925 – 31 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

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Career

Born in Charlton, Gibbons played for Dartford, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Gravesend & Northfleet.[1][2] He served in the British Army during the Second World War.[3]

He died on 31 January 2021, aged 95, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. At the time he was Ipswich Town's oldest living player.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "John Gibbons". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    John Gibbons at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. [3]
    "My piece on one of Spurs' last surviving former players from the early 1950's – John Gibbons". superhotspur. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Oldest Ex-Player Gibbons Dies - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk.


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