Ashley Gibson

Ashley Gibson
Personal information
Full name Ashley Gibson
Born (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986
Leeds
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 14 st 5 lb (91 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–09 Leeds Rhinos 35 11 4 0 52
2010–13 Salford City Reds 87 43 0 0 172
2014–15 Castleford Tigers 28 11 0 0 44
2016–17 Wakefield Trinity 12 5 0 0 24
2017– Bradford Bulls 23 7 0 0 28
Total 185 77 4 0 320
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 England A 3 2 0 0 8
As of 16 September 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Ashley Gibson is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Bradford Bulls in Betfred League 1.[2][3][4][5]

He has previously spent time with Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1370) in Super League, having previously played for Leeds Rhinos, Salford City Reds, and Castleford Tigers. He is primarily a wing but can also play at centre. He is also known to kick goals. He played only 29 times for Leeds over four years, despite scoring a hat-trick in his début, a 74-0 win against Leigh. A combination of limited first team opportunity and injury halting his chances in the first team. He signed for Salford City Reds at the end of 2009's Super League XIV. As a youth he played for Stanningley Rangers. He gained national honours with England "A", winning the Federation Shield.[5]

Bradford Bulls

RFL Championship side Bradford Bulls signed Gibson in June 2017 on a year and a half deal.[6]

2017 - 2017 Season

He featured in Round 20 (Halifax) to Round 21 (Hull Kingston Rovers).

2018 - 2018 Season

Ashley featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, and Toronto Wolfpack.

Gibson featured in Round 1 (York City Knights) to Round 5 (Oldham R.L.F.C.) then in Round 7 (Coventry Bears) to Round 17 (Hunslet R.L.F.C.). He featured in Round 23 (Keighley Cougars) then in Round 25 (Oldham R.L.F.C.). Gibson also played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 5 (Warrington Wolves). He scored against York City Knights (1 try), West Wales Raiders (2 tries), Coventry Bears (1 try), London Skolars (1 try) and Hunslet R.L.F.C. (2 tries).

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2017 Bradford Bulls20000
2018 Bradford Bulls2170028
Total2370028

References

  1. ↑ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Ashley Gibson". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Ashley Gibson Profile". rleague.com. 2010-01-25. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Bradford Bulls sign Wakefield Trinity centre". The Yorkshire Post. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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