Malcolm Gibbon

Malcolm Gibbon
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Gibbon
Date of birth (1950-10-24) 24 October 1950 (age 76)
Place of birth North Shields, England
Position Half-back
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1968 Port Vale 5 (0)
Aston Villa 0 (0)
Eastwood
1973–1975 Congleton Town 55 (29)
Milton United
Total 60+ (29+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Gibbon (born 24 October 1950) is an English former footballer.

Career

Gibbon graduated through the Port Vale juniors to make his first-team debut in a 2–0 defeat to Brentford at Griffin Park on 13 May, the last day of the 1966–67 season. He made four Fourth Division appearances the following season under Stanley Matthews's stewardship, but was released in October 1968 by new "Valiants" manager Gordon Lee. He moved on to Aston Villa, Eastwood, Congleton Town and Milton United.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1966–67Fourth Division10000010
1967–68Fourth Division40000040
1968–69Fourth Division00000000
Total 50000050

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 110. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Malcolm Gibbon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)