Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Gibbins | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Shoreditch, England | ||
Date of death | 7 August 2011 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Kingston St Mary, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Finchley | |||
1946–1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
→ Chelmsford City (loan) | |||
Managerial career | |||
1962–1963 | Edmonton | ||
1963–1964 | Hounslow | ||
1966–1970 | Hayes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward "Eddie" Gibbins (24 March 1926 – 7 August 2011) was an English professional footballer who played for Finchley and Tottenham Hotspur. He was born in Shoreditch and died in Kingston St Mary. [1]
Gibbins joined Tottenham Hotspur from non-league club Finchley in September 1946. The centre half played four senior matches in all competitions for the Lilywhites between 1952 and 1953. [2]
Following his retirement, Gibbins managed local London based sides Edmonton, Hounslow and Hayes. [3]
Gibbins was employed by a fuel transport company based in Tottenham up to his retirement. [4] In recent years he had lived in Taunton before his death at a nursing home on 7 August 2011 in Kingston St Mary. [5] One of Gibbins' sons, Roger, later joined Tottenham before going on to make over 400 appearances in the Football League. [6]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Edward Gibbins | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Shoreditch, England | ||
Date of death | 7 August 2011 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Kingston St Mary, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Finchley | |||
1946–1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
→ Chelmsford City (loan) | |||
Managerial career | |||
1962–1963 | Edmonton | ||
1963–1964 | Hounslow | ||
1966–1970 | Hayes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward "Eddie" Gibbins (24 March 1926 – 7 August 2011) was an English professional footballer who played for Finchley and Tottenham Hotspur. He was born in Shoreditch and died in Kingston St Mary. [1]
Gibbins joined Tottenham Hotspur from non-league club Finchley in September 1946. The centre half played four senior matches in all competitions for the Lilywhites between 1952 and 1953. [2]
Following his retirement, Gibbins managed local London based sides Edmonton, Hounslow and Hayes. [3]
Gibbins was employed by a fuel transport company based in Tottenham up to his retirement. [4] In recent years he had lived in Taunton before his death at a nursing home on 7 August 2011 in Kingston St Mary. [5] One of Gibbins' sons, Roger, later joined Tottenham before going on to make over 400 appearances in the Football League. [6]