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Eddie Gibbins
Personal information
Full name Edward Gibbins
Date of birth (1926-03-24)24 March 1926
Place of birth Shoreditch, England
Date of death 7 August 2011(2011-08-07) (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.

Football career

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.

Following his retirement, Gibbins managed local London based sides Edmonton, Hounslow and Hayes.

Post–football career

Gibbins was employed by a fuel transport company based in Tottenham up to his retirement. In recent years he had lived in Taunton before his death at a nursing home on 7 August 2011 in Kingston St Mary. One of Gibbins' sons, Roger, later joined Tottenham before going on to make over 400 appearances in the Football League.

References

  1. Hugman, BJ (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) ISBN 1-85291-665-6 p229. Retrieved 14 June 2010
  2. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Gibbins – Gillis". Hayes & Yeading F.C. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. Summerhill Road Retrieved 14 June 2010
  5. Obituary Retrieved 10 August 2011
  6. "Spurs cup clash tests Gibbins' loyalties to their extreme". WalesOnline. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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