Mick Gibbons
Scottish footballer (1890–1952)
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Michael Gibbons (19 February 1890 – 22 August 1952) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 140 appearances in the Scottish League for Falkirk as an inside right and right half.[1]
Full name
Michael Gibbons[1]
Date of birth
19 February 1890
Place of birth
Kingseat, Scotland
Date of death
22 August 1952 (aged 62)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Gibbons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingseat, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 August 1952 (aged 62)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1910 | Lumphinnans Swifts | ||
| 1910–1919 | Falkirk | 140 | (23) |
| 1917–1918 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1920–1921 | East Fife | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Gibbons served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 1910–11[1] | Scottish Division One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1911–12[1] | Scottish Division One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1912–13[1] | Scottish Division One | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1913–14[1] | Scottish Division One | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 1914–15[1] | Scottish Division One | 28 | 6 | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| 1915–16[1] | Scottish Division One | 36 | 5 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| 1916–17[1] | Scottish Division One | 17 | 4 | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 1917–18[1] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1918–19[1] | Scottish Division One | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 24 | ||
