| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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- Scottish men's footballers
- 1917 deaths
- Military personnel from North Lanarkshire
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1891 births
- Glasgow Highlanders soldiers
- Scottish Football League players
- Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Footballers from Wishaw
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Burials at Étaples Military Cemetery
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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| This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a defender born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Scottish men's footballers
- 1917 deaths
- Military personnel from North Lanarkshire
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1891 births
- Glasgow Highlanders soldiers
- Scottish Football League players
- Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Footballers from Wishaw
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Burials at Étaples Military Cemetery
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs