Robin John Gibson (born 15 November 1979) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Wrexham.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin John Gibson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Wrexham | 77 | (3) |
| 2002–2007 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 2007–2008 | Droylsden | ||
| 2008 | Nantwich Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Leigh RMI | ||
| 2009–2010 | Nantwich Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editCrewe Alexandra & Wrexham
editGibson was a trainee for Crewe Alexandra at the age of 15.[citation needed] After that he joined Wrexham in 1998 and made 77 league appearances. He is most remembered for his major goal against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup; knocking them out. On 17 April 2002, Gibson was released with seven other players due to financial cut-backs.[1]
Stafford Rangers
editHe later joined Stafford Rangers and went on to make over 100 appearances and has won the Staffs Senior Cup medal twice. He also scored a penalty for Stafford in the play-off semi-final against Harrogate Town in a game which led to their promotion to the conference at the expense of his current club Droylseden in the final.[2]
Droylsden and non-league
editHe left Stafford in the summer of 2007 and signed for newly promoted Droylsden who won the Conference North in the 2006–07 season.[3] Gibson then had a short spell at Nantwich Town where he failed to impress and was later signed by Leigh RMI. After spending a few months at Leigh RMI he was released. Later Robin "Gibbo" Gibson signed for Nantwich Town.
References
edit- ^ "Smith starts Wrexham clear-out". BBC Sport. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 17 April 2002.
- ^ "Gibson goal sees Rangers through". BBC Sport. 3 May 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2006.
- ^ "Droylsden swoop to sign quartet". BBC Sport. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
External links
edit- Robin Gibson at Soccerbase
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