James Gibson (footballer, born 1989)

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James Gibson
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Personal information
Full name James Gibson
Date of birth (1989-04-23) 23 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Maybole
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2011 Hamilton Academical 43 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:32, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

James Gibson (born 23 April 1989 in Irvine, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left back for Maybole in the Ayrshire District League. Originally signed with Hamilton Academical, his playing career in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League with was plagued by persistent knee injuries. [1] Gibson's contract with Accies was not renewed in 2011 and he signed for Junior side Maybole in January 2012. [2]

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Career

James Gibson's footballing career was short with Hamilton Athletic. He made 43 appearances for the club. He played left back and occasionally midfield. His best moments were of him scoring his two goals over his five-year career. [3] Injuries however, derailed his career. He had awful knee injuries that caused him to miss numerous games. Overall his career was disappointing and was cut off short. His brightest moment was winning the domestic championship with Hamilton Academical in the 2007/2008 season. [4]

Honours

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References

  1. "Hamilton's James Gibson suffers third knee injury". BBC Sport. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. "'Bole sign ex-senior". Scottish Junior Football Association . 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. "James Gibson - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. "Championship 2007/2008 - Regular Season - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2016.