Harry Gibson
Association football player
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| Intro | Association football player | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | Hoxton, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, United Kingdom | |
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Biography
Harold Thomas Gibson was an English professional football left back who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient.
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. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 1st (Service) Battalion of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry on 27 August 1918. Wounds received during the course of Gibson's service caused his retirement from football in 1918. After the war, it was reported that he met an American woman and emigrated to the USA.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1914–15 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||