| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | c. 1976 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Port Glasgow Victoria | |||
| 1920–1923 | Morton | 55 | (10) |
| 1923–1926 | Dumbarton | 108 | (0) |
| 1926–1927 | New Bedford Whalers | 31 | (0) |
| 1927–1929 | Boston Soccer Club | 70 | (0) |
| 1928 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | Bethlehem Steel | 16 | (0) |
| 1930–1932 | Glentoran | ||
| International career | |||
| 1930 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Gibson was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Morton and Dumbarton in his native country during the 1920s, also spending time in the United States where he featured for three American Soccer League clubs, and in Northern Ireland, winning the 1930–31 Irish League with Glentoran and also representing the Irish League XI in October 1930.
References
- Statistics for 1926–27 have been confused with fellow Scottish defender David Gibson (which were added to the record of a third player, Daniel Gibson).
- Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- New Bedford Has Never Won Game Here, The Globe-Times, 11 November 1926, via Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club
- Bill Gibson, SoccerStats.us
- Daniel Gibson, SoccerStats.us
- Irish League Representatives (1893-2007), Irish League Footballing Greats
- Football | Scotland's Inter-League Victory, The Glasgow Herald,
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