Harry Gibson (English footballer)
Harold Thomas Gibson was an English professional football left back who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Thomas Gibson[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hoxton, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hoxton Hall | |||
| 1913–1918 | Clapton Orient | 30 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Gibson fought with the 17th (Service) and 21st (Service) Battalions of the Middlesex Regiment for the majority of the First World War and rose to the rank of sergeant.[2] He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 1st (Service) Battalion of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry on 27 August 1918.[2] Wounds received during the course of Gibson's service caused his retirement from football in 1918.[3] After the war, it was reported that he met an American woman and emigrated to the USA.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1914–15[4] | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 110. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Harold Thomas Gibson | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "OUR HER-O'S: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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