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John Gibbons (footballer)

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John Gibbons
Personal information
Full name John Ronald Gibbons[1]
Date of birth (1925-04-08)8 April 1925
Place of birth Charlton, England
Date of death 31 January 2021(2021-01-31) (aged 95)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dartford
1947–1949 Queens Park Rangers 8 (2)
1949–1950 Ipswich Town 11 (3)
1950–1951 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
Gravesend & Northfleet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Ronald Gibbons (8 April 1925 – 31 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

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Born in Charlton, Gibbons played for Dartford, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Gravesend & Northfleet.[1][2] He served in the British Army during the Second World War.[3]

He died on 31 January 2021, aged 95, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. At the time he was Ipswich Town's oldest living player.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Gibbons". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ John Gibbons at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "My piece on one of Spurs' last surviving former players from the early 1950's – John Gibbons". superhotspur. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Oldest Ex-Player Gibbons Dies - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk.