Simon John Gibson (10 December 1964 – 10 April 2019) was an English footballer who played as a defender.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon John Gibson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1964[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 April 2019 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Holmsund, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1983 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 1983 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1983–84 | Swindon Town | 28 | (2) |
| 1984–86 | Preston North End | 42 | (5) |
| 1986–87 | Rochdale | 5 | (0) |
| 1987– | IFK Östersund | ||
| Herfolge BK | |||
| Ulf-Sandnes | |||
| Herfolge BK | |||
| Total | 78+ | (8+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | England Youth | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editGibson started his career at Chelsea, where he played alongside players such as Mickey Droy, Clive Walker and Paul Canoville.[3] In October 1983 Gibson went on loan to Swindon Town. The loan was turned into a permanent move a few months later in November.[4] One of Gibson's most notable performances took place on 19 November 1983 when Swindon beat Kettering Town 7–0 in the FA Cup and was on the score sheet.[5] Gibson joined Preston North End in December 1984 and scored on his debut against Brentford.[6] In April 1986 at a game against Colchester Gibson was sent off along with teammate Bob Atkins which they lost 4–0.[7] When Preston decided to changed from grass to a plastic pitch, Gibson was the last player to score on the old pitch in a 2–2 draw against Exeter City.[8]
Personal life
editGibson was married with one daughter.[9] He later moved to Sweden to play football, where he died after a fight with cancer.[6] Gibson was cremated in Umeå, Swedish.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Simon Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "clarkechroniclersfootballers". 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Droy back". Westminster & Pimlico News. 4 February 1983.
- ^ "Player Profile: Simon Gibson". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Notable events from this week in Swindon Town club history". This is Wiltshire. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Preston North End vs Ipswich Town". Match Day Programme. 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Sent off". Nottingham Evening Post. 19 April 1986.
- ^ 3 September 2019, Mike. "Remembering Preston North End's plastic pitch 25 years on". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Gisli, Jesper (13 April 2019). "Fighteren Simon Gibson tabte onsdag kampen mod cancer. Simon blev 54 år". Herfolge BK (in Danish). Retrieved 1 July 2022.