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Brian Gibbs

Brian Gibbs

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Playing career

Born in Gillingham, Dorset Gibbs began his career on the South Coast with non-league Gosport Borough. In 1957, he joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, scoring 15 goals in 58 appearances. In 1962, he joined the Kent club Gillingham, where he made over 250 appearances and scored 101 league goals. He left Gillingham in 1968 after aiding the team to the 1963–64 Fourth Division championship to join Colchester United, where he spent four years scoring 40 goals in over 150 league appearances. He won the Watney Cup in 1971 with the U's, before stepping out of league football to join Bletchley Town.

Managerial career

Gibbs became team manager of New Bradwell St Peter in 1975, and under his guidance the club won the South Midlands League Division One title in the 1976–77 season.

Club
Bletchley Town F.C. (1972–)
Club
Gosport Borough F.C.
Club
Colchester United F.C. (1968–1972)
Club
Gillingham F.C. (1962–1968)
Club
AFC Bournemouth (1957–1962)

Legacy

Honours

Gillingham

Football League Fourth Division: 1963–64 Colchester United

Watney Cup: 1971

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

English footballer (1936–2014)

Position

inside forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Brian Richard Gibbs was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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