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English footballer

Simon Gibson
Personal information
Full name Simon John Gibson
Date of birth (1964-12-10)10 December 1964
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 10 April 2019(2019-04-10) (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

Simon John Gibson (10 December 1964 – 10 April 2019) was an English footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Gibson started his career at Chelsea, where he played alongside players such as Mickey Droy, Clive Walker and Paul Canoville. In October 1983 Gibson went on loan to Swindon Town. The loan was turned into a permanent move a few months later in November. 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. Gibson joined Preston North End in December 1984 and scored on his debut against Brentford. In April 1986 at a game against Colchester Gibson was sent off along with teammate Bob Atkins which they lost 4–0. 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.

Personal life

Gibson was married with one daughter. He later moved to Sweden to play football, where he died after a fight with cancer. Gibson was cremated in Umeå, Swedish.

References

  1. ^ "Simon Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "clarkechroniclersfootballers". 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "Droy back". Westminster & Pimlico News. 4 February 1983.
  4. "Player Profile: Simon Gibson". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. "Notable events from this week in Swindon Town club history". This is Wiltshire. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Preston North End vs Ipswich Town". Match Day Programme. 19 April 2019.
  7. "Sent off". Nottingham Evening Post. 19 April 1986.
  8. 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)
  9. ^ 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.
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