Willie Gibson (footballer, born 1898)

Willie Gibson
Personal information
Full name	William Gibson
Date of birth	(1898-07-21)21 July 1898
Place of birth	Larkhall, Scotland
Playing position	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Ayr United
1923–1929	Newcastle United	124	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

William "Willie" Gibson (born 21 July 1898) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half.

Career

Born in Larkhall, Gibson played for Ayr United, before moving to Newcastle United, where he made over 120 appearances in the Football League.^[1]

Gibson was trainer of Queen's Park from 1946 until 1963.^[2]

Personal life

His father Neilly and brothers Neil and James were also footballers.^[1]

References

Queen's Park F.C. – managers

Manderson^T (1929–46) Gibson^T (1946–63) Turnbull^T (1963–65) Davis^T (1965–69) Duncan^T (1969–74) McParland (1974–76) Gilroy (1976–79) Hunter (1979–94) McCann (1995–97) Elder (1997–98) McCormack (1998–2002) Brannigan (2003–04) Stark (2004–08) Speirs (2008–13) MacPherson (2014–) T = Trainer

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