Harold Thomas Gibson was an English professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Thomas Gibson[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hoxton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hoxton Hall | |||
| 1913–1918 | Clapton Orient | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 110. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Harold Thomas Gibson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Our Her-O's: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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