Thomas Gibb (born 13 December 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tommy Gibb
Personal information
Full name Thomas Gibb[1]
Date of birth (1944-12-13) 13 December 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Bathgate, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Wallhouse Rose
Bathgate Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1968 Partick Thistle 111 (18)
1968–1975 Newcastle United 199 (12)
1975–1977 Sunderland 10 (1)
1977–1978 Hartlepool United 40 (4)
Total 360 (35)
International career
1968 Scotland U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Bathgate, Gibbs began his career in junior football with Wallhouse Rose and Bathgate Thistle, before turning professional in 1963 with Partick Thistle. He later played for Newcastle United, Sunderland and Hartlepool United before retiring in 1978. Gibb was part of the Newcastle team that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.[2]

Honours

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Newcastle United

References

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  1. ^ "Tommy Gibb". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Fifty years on: Newcastle's 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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