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Simon Gibson
Personal information
Full name Simon John Gibson [1]
Date of birth (1964-12-10)10 December 1964 [1]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 10 April 2019(2019-04-10) (aged 54)
Place of death Holmsund, Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
–1983 Chelsea 0 (0)
1983 → Swindon Town (loan) 3 (1)
1983–84 Swindon Town 28 (2)
1984–86 Preston North End 42 (5)
1986–87 Rochdale 5 (0)
1987– IFK Östersund
Herfolge BK
Ulf-Sandnes
Herfolge BK
Total 78+ (8+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon John Gibson (10 December 1964 – 10 April 2019) was an English footballer who played as a defender. [2]

Career

Gibson started his career at Chelsea, where he played alongside players such as Mickey Droy, Clive Walker and Paul Canoville. [3] In October 1983 Gibson went on loan to Swindon Town. The loan was turned into a permanent move a few months later in November. [4] One of Gibson's most notable performances took place on 19 November 1983 when Swindon beat Kettering Town 7–0 in the FA Cup and was on the score sheet. [5] Gibson joined Preston North End in December 1984 and scored on his debut against Brentford. [6] In April 1986 at a game against Colchester Gibson was sent off along with fellow teammate Bob Atkins which they lost 4–0. [7] When Preston decided to changed from grass to a plastic pitch, Gibson was the last player to score on the old pitch in a 2–2 draw against Exeter City. [8]

Personal life

Gibson was married with one daughter. [9] He later moved to Sweden to play football, where he died after a fight with cancer. [6] Gibson was cremated in Umeå, Swedish. [9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Simon Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "clarkechroniclersfootballers". 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Droy back". Westminster & Pimlico News. 4 February 1983.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Simon Gibson". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Notable events from this week in Swindon Town club history". This is Wiltshire. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Preston North End vs Ipswich Town". Match Day Programme. 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Sent off". Nottingham Evening Post. 19 April 1986.
  8. ^ 3 September 2019, Mike. "Remembering Preston North End's plastic pitch 25 years on". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 24 June 2022.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  9. ^ a b Gisli, Jesper (13 April 2019). "Fighteren Simon Gibson tabte onsdag kampen mod cancer. Simon blev 54 år". Herfolge BK (in Danish). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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