Jimmy Gibb

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Jimmy Gibb
Personal information
Full name James A Gibb[1]
Date of birth 6 May 1912
Place of birth Northern Ireland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cliftonville
National team
1935–1938 Ireland Amateurs 7 (3)
1936 Ireland (IFA) 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James A. Gibb (born 6 May 1912, date of death unknown) was a Northern Irish amateur footballer, who played for Cliftonville as an inside forward.[1] He scored on his only appearance for Ireland, in 3–2 win over Wales in March 1936.[2] Gibb was a standby member of Great Britain's 1936 Summer Olympics squad.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jimmy Gibb". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Gibb James Cliftonville 1936". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "NI footballer at 1936 Olympics". BBC News. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Gibb". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.