George Gibb (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Gibb[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 7 June 1917 (aged 25)[2] | ||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left half, full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1914 | Cambuslang Rangers | 41 | (0) |
1914–1917 | Third Lanark | 38 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Gibb (1891 – 7 June 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Third Lanark as a left half.[1][4]
Personal life
Gibb was serving as an acting lance sergeant in the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War when he died of wounds on 7 June 1917.[2][3] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ a b "George Gibb | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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- Scottish footballers
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- Military personnel from Lanarkshire
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- 1891 births
- Glasgow Highlanders soldiers
- Scottish Football League players
- Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Sportspeople from Wishaw
- Association football wing halves
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- Burials at Étaples Military Cemetery
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
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