| Dave Gibson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Weddernburn Gibson | |
| Date of birth | September 23, 1938 | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Inside Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19??-1956 1956-1962 1962-1970 1970-1972 1972-1974 |
Livingston United Hibernian Leicester City Aston Villa Exeter City |
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| National team2 | ||
| 1963-1964 | Scotland | 7 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David "Dave" Weddernburn Gibson (born 23 September 1938 in Kirkliston, West Lothian) was a Scottish footballer who played for Livingston United, Hibernian, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Exeter City and the Scotland national team. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kirkliston is a small village within the City of Edinburgh Council area of Scotland. West Lothian ( Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Livingston United FC are a Scottish junior football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
Gibson, an Inside Forward, was signed by Hibernian from local side Livingston United in 1956. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing After 6 years with the Edinburgh club he joined English club Leicester City in January 1962 for a fee reported to have been £40,000. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Football is the National sport of England and plays a significant role in English culture. Gibson's debut at Leicester was on March 2, 1962[1]. While at Leicester, he played in 4 cup finals but only managed one winners medal, the League Cup in 1963-64. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Leicester City again reached the League Cup final the following season and contested the 1963 and 1969 FA Cup finals without success. The 1963 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 25 May 1963 at Wembley. The 1969 FA Cup Final took place on Saturday 26 April 1969, at Wembley Stadium, London between Leicester City and Manchester City The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after During his time at Leicester, he was capped 7 times for Scotland, scoring 3 goals. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports
He moved to Aston Villa in September 1970 where he remained for two years before ending his career with Exeter City. He retired in 1974.
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