Charlie Gibson (footballer)
Charles Gibson (born 21 June 1961) is a Scottish former footballer who made 240 Scottish League appearances as a centre forward for Dumbarton.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for East Stirlingshire, Clydebank, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion and in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Gibson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1981 | St Anthonys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | East Stirlingshire | 88 | (25) |
| 1985–1987 | Clydebank | 33 | (3) |
| 1986–1987 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Stirling Albion | 103 | (38) |
| 1989–1996 | Dumbarton | 240 | (61) |
| Petershill | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clydebank | 1984–85[5] | Scottish First Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86[5] | Scottish Premier Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1986–87[5] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| Dumbarton | 1989–90[6] | Scottish Second Division | 36 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 21 |
| 1990–91[6] | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92[6] | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 43 | 11 | ||
| 1992–93[6] | Scottish First Division | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
| 1993–94[6] | 43 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 13 | ||
| 1994–95[6] | Scottish Second Division | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
| 1995–96[6] | Scottish First Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 234 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 257 | 64 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 293 | 67 | ||
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- "Charlie Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Charlie Gibson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- "Charlie Gibson | Player Statistics | Clydebank (Bankies Archive)". www.clydebankfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Charlie Gibson – Player Statistics (The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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