Liam Gibson

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Liam Gibson
Personal information
Full name Liam Steven Gibson [1]
Date of birth (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Stanley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Harrogate Town
Number 30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2019Accrington Stanley (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020Grimsby Town (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2023 Morecambe 95 (1)
2023– Harrogate Town 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Liam Steven Gibson (born 25 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.

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Career

Born in Stanley, [2] Gibson began his career with Newcastle United, spending a short time on loan with Gateshead in 2015. [3] He missed the entire 2017–18 season due to ill health, after suffering from ulcerative colitis. [4]

He moved on loan to Accrington Stanley in January 2019, [5] and on loan to Grimsby Town in July 2019. [6]

He was released by Newcastle at the end of the 2019–20 season. [7] In September 2020 he signed for Morecambe. [8] [9] He was offered a new contract by the club in June 2021, [10] and signed a two-year deal later that month. [11] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season, [12] and it was announced that he would sign for Harrogate Town on 1 July. [13]

Personal life

Gibson's younger brother Lewis is also a professional footballer. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2025
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 2015–16 [15] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17 [16] Championship 0000000000
2017–18 [17] Premier League0000000000
2018–19 [18] Premier League0000000000
2019–20 [19] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16 [2] National League 10000010
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2018–19 [18] League One 5000000050
Grimsby Town (loan) 2019–20 [19] League Two 17020302 [a] 0240
Morecambe 2020–21 [20] League Two23010003 [b] 0270
2021–22 [21] League One29110102 [a] 0331
2022–23 [22] League One44010303 [a] 0510
Total9613040801111
Harrogate Town 2023–24 [23] League Two29010202 [a] 0340
2024–25 [24] League Two8000101 [a] 0100
Total370103030440
Career total1561601001301851
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the play-offs

Honours

Morecambe

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Liam Gibson at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Who is Liam Gibson? Everything you need to know about the Newcastle United full-back". ChronicleLive. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. Chris Waugh (14 August 2018). "'It's surreal': Newcastle's Liam Gibson reflects on his long illness battle after making U23 return". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. "Liam Gibson: Accrington Stanley sign Newcastle full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. "Liam Gibson: Newcastle United defender joins Grimsby Town on loan". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019.
  7. "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
  8. "SIGNING | Liam Gibson". www.morecambefc.com.
  9. "Shrimps ex-Newcastle defender Gibson" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "RETAINED LIST". www.morecambefc.com.
  11. "NEW DEAL: Liam Gibson". www.morecambefc.com.
  12. "Club News | Retained List announced". www.morecambefc.com.
  13. "Harrogate sign Gibson after Morecambe release" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Title winner details Everton dream, learning from Kurt Zouma and catching Marco Silva's eye". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  15. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  16. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  17. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  20. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  21. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  22. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  23. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  24. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  25. Pearlman, Michael (31 May 2021). "Shrimps go up with extra-time penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2022.