Dick Gibson (footballer)

Dick Gibson
Personal information
Full name Dick Gibson
Date of birth (1866-07-13)13 July 1866
Date of death 28 October 1943(1943-10-28) (aged 77)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897-98 South Melbourne 29 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1898 season.

Dick Gibson (13 July 1866 – 28 October 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gibson was a member of the inaugural South Melbourne team in 1897 and vice-captained the club in his two seasons. He became the first VFL player to umpire a Grand Final in 1903 when he was the field umpire for the 1903 VFL Grand Final. In all he officiated in 100 VFL matches as a field umpire and also appeared as a boundary umpire four times.

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