John Gibson (footballer, born 1989)

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John Gibson
Personal information
Full name John Mark Gibson [1]
Date of birth (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Petershill
Youth career
Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2009 Dundee United 0 (0)
2008–2009 →Forfar Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2014 Dundee 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Elgin City (loan) 36 (0)
2010 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2013 → Elgin City (loan) 17 (0)
2013 → Montrose (loan) 11 (0)
2014 → Elgin City (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 Alloa Athletic 9 (0)
2015–2017 Clyde 49 (0)
2017– Petershill
International career‡
2007 Scotland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2011

John Mark Gibson (born 31 January 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Petershill in the SJFA West Region Premiership.

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Gibson has previously played for Dundee United, Dundee, Alloa Athletic and Clyde, whilst also having been on loan to a number of clubs, including three separate spells with Elgin City. He formerly represented the Scotland under-19 team.

Club career

Dundee United

Gibson began his career as a youth player for Dundee United before he signed a one-year contract with the club in March 2007. [2] The following year, in May 2008, Gibson signed another one-year contract with the club. [3]

Shortly signing a new contract with Dundee United, he was loaned out to Forfar Athletic to gain first team experience. [4] After four months at the club, his loan spell with Forfar Athletic was extended until the end of the season. [5] He was released by Dundee United in 2009 having failed to make a first team appearance for the club. [6]

Dundee

Gibson signed for city rivals Dundee on a one-year deal in 2009 and was loaned out to Elgin City. [7] His form earned him a new contract extension. [8] After a further loan spell at Sligo Rovers [9] he made his debut for Dundee on the last day of the 2010–11 season against Queen of the South. [10] He signed a further one-year contract extension in May 2011. [11]

Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Gibson signed for Elgin City on loan for a second time. [12] In January 2013, he went out on loan again, this time to Montrose. [13] Upon returning to Dundee, Gibson signed a new contract with the club. [14]

On 28 March 2014, Gibson joined Elgin City on loan for a third time, signing until the end of the 2013–14 season. [15]

On 12 May 2014, Dundee announced Gibson would be leaving the club at the end of his contract. [16]

Alloa Athletic

After being released by Dundee, Gibson was announced as one of three new signings by Elgin City, [17] however on 27 May 2014, Elgin manager Barry Wilson said that Gibson had changed his mind and wouldn't be signing for Elgin with reports suggesting he had agreed a move to Airdrieonians. [18] On 31 May 2014, Alloa Athletic confirmed that they had completed the signing of Gibson. [19] Gibson finished the 2014–15 season as Alloa's first choice goalkeeper. [20] He played in the end of season relegation play-offs in the Scottish Championship as Alloa avoided the drop defeating both Brechin City and then Forfar Athletic over two legs. Gibson kept a clean sheet in 2–0 semi final first leg win at Brechin City. [21] Gibson later shutout Forfar Athletic in the 3–0 play-off final second leg victory, as Alloa recovered from a 3–1 deficit in the first leg to survive relegation. [22] Gibson made 17 appearances in all competitions for Alloa. [20]

Clyde and Petershill

Clyde announced they had signed Gibson on 23 May 2015. He was already their eighth summer signing. [20] Gibson spent two seasons with Clyde before leaving in May 2017. [23]

After leaving Clyde, Gibson agreed to sign with Scottish League One club Arbroath on 8 June 2017. [24] However, it was announced a few weeks later that Gibson would not be joining the team for the 2017–18 season after his employment left him unable to commit to the club. [25] He subsequently joined junior football club Petershill. [26]

International career

Gibson represented Scotland under-19's in an international challenge match in 2007. [27]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2015 [28] [29]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Dundee United 2008–09 0000000000
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2008–09 4010000050
Dundee 2009–10 0000000000
2010–11 1000000010
2011–12 1000000010
2012–13 0000000000
2013–14 1000000010
Total3000000030
Elgin City (loan) 2009–10 3602 [30] 01030420
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2010 6000000060
Elgin City (loan) 2012–13 170301000210
Montrose (loan) 2012–13 110000000110
Elgin City (loan) 2013–14 6000000060
Alloa Athletic 2014–15 90002060170
Career total9206040901110

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  3. ↑ "Contract Extensions". Dundee United F.C. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  5. ↑ "JOHN GIBSON'S LOAN PERIOD EXTENDED". Dundee United F.C. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "John Gibson Dundee profile". Dundee F.C. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  9. ↑ "Gibson joins Rovers as O'Grady commits future". Sligo Rovers F.C. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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  19. ↑ "Manager moves quickly". Alloa Athletic F.C. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  20. 1 2 3 New signing: John Gibson Clyde FC. 23-05-2015. Retrieved 23-05-2015.
  21. ↑ Brechin City 0–2 Alloa Athletic BBC Sport. 06-05-2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  22. ↑ Alloa Athletic 3-0 Forfar Athletic BBC Sport. 17-05-2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Players Released". Clyde F.C. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  24. ↑ "John Gibson". Arbroath F.C. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "John Gibson". Arbroath F.C. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  26. ↑ "Scottish League Two ins and out – summer 2017". 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  27. ↑ "John Gibson SFA Profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  28. ↑ "John Gibson Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  29. ↑ "John Gibson Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  30. ↑ includes 1 match not recorded on Soccerbase or Soccerway. "Nairn County 2-4 Elgin". BBC Sport. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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