Neil_Gibson_(footballer,_born_1899)

Neil Gibson (footballer, born 1899)

Neil Gibson (footballer, born 1899)

Scottish footballer

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]

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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

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