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 28) [2]
Place of birth Stanley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Grimsby Town (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2023 Morecambe 96 (1)
2023– Harrogate Town 38 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:55, 24 October 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 12 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 1000–0010
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 Two9000101 [a] 0110
2025–26 [25] League Two0000100010
Total380104030460
Career total1571601101301871
  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. 26 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "SIGNING | Liam Gibson". www.morecambefc.com.
  9. ↑ "Shrimps ex-Newcastle defender Gibson". BBC Sport. 22 September 2020.
  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". BBC Sport. 2 June 2023.
  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 October 2025.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  26. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (31 May 2021). "Shrimps go up with extra-time penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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