Montel Gibson

Montel Gibson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Matlock Town
Youth career
	Highgate United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Notts County	5	(0)
2016	→ Romulus (loan)
2016	→ Barwell (loan)	8	(1)
2016–2017	→ Hednesford Town (loan)
2017	→ Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)
2017–2018	Ilkeston Town	28	(13)
2018	Redditch United	21	(2)
2018–2019	Bedworth United	14	(3)
2019–2020	Halesowen Town	26	(19)
2020–2021	Grimsby Town	17	(2)
2021	→ Altrincham (loan)	2	(0)
2021	→ Stourbridge (loan)	14	(3)
2021–2022	Stourbridge	16	(15)
2022–2023	Ilkeston Town	13	(7)
2022	→ AFC Telford United (loan)	3	(1)
2022–2023	→ AFC Telford United (loan)	24	(7)
2023–2024	AFC Telford United	38	(13)
2024	Hereford	8	(2)
2024–	Matlock Town	12	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Montel Gibson (born 15 December 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Matlock Town.

He has previously played professionally for Notts County and Grimsby Town. Having started his career with County he went on to play at Non-League level for Romulus, Barwell, Hednesford Town, Sutton Coldfield Town, Ilkeston Town, Redditch United, Bedworth United, Halesowen Town, Altrincham and Stourbridge.

Playing career

Notts County

Gibson began his career as a youngster for Highgate United before being signed by League Two side Notts County following some impressive displays at Highgate United during the 2015–16 season, Montel made his debut for the club on 12 April 2016 in a home League Two 1–0 victory against Hartlepool United, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for matchwinner Jon Stead. ^[1] Montel went onto make a further 3 League Two substitute appearances in April 2016, a 5–0 away defeat to Mansfield Town, coming on again for Jon Stead on the 63rd minute, ^[2] a 3–1 away defeat to Barnet, coming on for Izale McLeod on the 62nd minute, ^[3] and a 2–1 home defeat to Cambridge United coming on for Alan Smith on the 74th minute. ^[4]

For the 2016–17 season, manager John Sheridan decided to give Montel some time out on loan. The first loan move came on 18 August 2016, when he joined Romulus ^[5]

Gibson's second loan came on 7 October 2016, when he joined Barwell on a months loan, ^[6] and made his debut on 10 October 2016 against Nantwich Town and received the man of the match award for his performance. ^[7]

Montel was again loaned out during the 2016–17 season, this time to Hednesford Town on 2 December 2016. ^[8]

Montel returned from his loan from Hednesford Town, and made his final appearance for Notts County in an away League Two 2–0 defeat to Grimsby Town. Montel again coming on as a substitute on the 70th minute for Jonathan Forte. ^[9]

Gibson's last loan of the season came on 17 February 2017 with Sutton Coldfield Town, he joined alongside teammate Dominic Brown-Hill on a youth loan. ^[10]

On 16 May 2017 Kevin Nolan announced the Notts County retained list, Montel's contract had expired, he was offered a chance to gain a new contract in pre-season, however this never came to fruition, and he left the club. ^[11]

Ilkeston Town

In July 2017 Montel signed for the newly formed Ilkeston Town, teaming up with manager Steve Chettle, and a full new first team squad. ^[12]

Following regular appearances for Ilkeston Town, it was confirmed that Gibson had left the club on 11 March 2018. Steve Chettle suggested that difficulty traveling from Birmingham was the main reason for the departure. ^[13]

Redditch United

On 16 March 2018 Gibson was signed by Tim Harris for Redditch United. ^[14]

New Redditch United manager Paul Davis gave Gibson a contract for the 2018–19 season, which he signed on 15 June 2018, along with teammates Jamie Ashmore, Luke Keen and Max Loveridge. ^[15]

Bedworth United

On 19 November 2018 Gibson moved to fellow Southern League Premier Central side Bedworth United. ^[16] He made his debut the following day in a home fixture against Tamworth, and hit the ground running, by scoring on his debut, giving his side the lead on the 36th minute, however Tamworth went onto win the match 4–1. ^[17]

Gibson scored his second goal for Bedworth in a home fixture against Leiston on 15 December 2018, scoring after 2 minutes in a 2–2 draw. ^[18] He added his third goal to his goalscoring tally on 19 January 2018, in a home fixture against AFC Rushden & Diamonds, which the away team won 3–1. ^[19]

Grimsby Town

Gibson was signed by Ian Holloway for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in August 2020 on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Harrogate Town on 8 September 2020. ^[20] On 1 March 2021, Gibson joined National League side Altrincham on a one-month loan. ^[21]

On 22 March 2021, Gibson caused controversy when he broke Covid-19 lockdown rules in which he posted a video to social media from a gender reveal party he was hosting for his unborn child. The video caused anger amongst Grimsby supporters and his manager Paul Hurst, in response Gibson apologised to the fans, his manager and the club. ^[22] Following on from Grimsby's relegation from the Football League at the end of the 2020–21 season, Gibson was deemed surplus to requirements and was transfer listed with the player being made available on a free transfer. ^[23]

On 2 July 2021, Gibson joined Stourbridge on a loan deal to run through until January 2022. ^[24]

On 9 November 2021, Gibson was released from his contract by mutual consent. He was fifteen months into his three-year contract. ^[25]

Stourbridge

Gibson continued with Stourbridge and on his first game following his release he scored both goals in a 2–1 win away at Carlton Town in the FA Trophy. ^[26]

On 17 January 2022, Gibson announced via his Twitter account that he had left Stourbridge and was now a free agent. ^[27]

On 18 January 2022, Stourbridge announced they had terminated the contracts of Gibson and teammate Jak Hickman due to their refusal to play in the FA Trophy fourth round tie with Guiseley. ^[28] Gibson reacted to the club's announcement, stating the club had refused his and Hickman's request to attend trials at professional clubs, but stated despite this that he had never refused to play in the Guiseley game. ^[29]

Return to Ilkeston Town

On 25 January 2022, Gibson rejoined Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town on an 18-month contract. ^[30]

On 27 September 2022, Gibson signed for National League North club AFC Telford United on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[31] Gibson's loan was cancelled in October 2022 due to work commitments and travel issues, however he returned to the club in November 2022 on a further loan until the end of the season. ^[32]

AFC Telford United

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Gibson signed a one-year contract with AFC Telford United. ^[33]

Hereford

On 18 June 2024, Gibson stepped up a level to join National League North club Hereford. ^[34]

Matlock Town

On 9 September 2024, it was announced that Gibson had signed for Northern Premier League club Matlock Town for an undisclosed fee, with work commitments cited as the reason for his sudden departure for Hereford. ^{[35] [36]}

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Notts County	2015–16 [37]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2016–17 [38]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Romulus (loan)	2016–17	Northern Premier League Division One South	No data available
Barwell (loan)	2016–17	Northern Premier League Premier Division	No data available
Hednesford Town (loan)	2016–17	Northern Premier League Premier Division	No data available
Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)	2016–17	Northern Premier League Premier Division	No data available
Ilkeston Town	2017–18 [39]	Midland League Division One	28	13	—		—		—		28	13
Redditch United	2017–18	Southern League Premier Division	—		—		—		—		—
	2018–19 [40]	Southern League Premier Division Central	8	5	—		—		—		8	5
	Total		8	5	—		—		—		8	5
Bedworth United	2018–19 [41]	Southern League Premier Division Central	14	3	—		—		—		14	3
Halesowen Town	2019–20 [42]	Southern League Division One Central	26	19	4	6	—		16 [a]	6	46	31
Grimsby Town	2020–21 [43]	League Two	19	2	1	0	1	0	2 [b]	1	23	3
Altrincham (loan)	2020–21 [43]	National League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Stourbridge	2021–22 [42]	Southern League Premier Division Central	23	10	1	0	—		6 [c]	8	30	18
Ilkeston Town	2022–23 [42]	Southern League Premier Division Central	13	7	3	1	—		0	0	16	8
AFC Telford United (loan)	2022–23 [44]	National League North	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	2022–23 [44]	National League North	24	7	—		—		1 [d]	0	25	7
	Total		27	8	—		—		1	0	28	8
AFC Telford United	2023–24 [42]	Southern League Premier Division Central	38	13	1	0	—		3 [e]	1	42	14
Hereford	2024–25 [44]	National League North	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
Matlock Town	2024–25 [45]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	12	5	—		—		1 [d]	0	13	5
Career total			223	87	10	7	1	0	29	16	263	110

1. One appearance in Southern League Cup; 13 appearances, five goals in FA Trophy; two appearances, one goal in Birmingham Senior Cup
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. Four appearances, five goals in FA Trophy; two appearances, three goals in Birmingham Senior Cup
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. One appearance in FA Trophy; two appearances, one goal in Southern League Premier Division Central play-offs

References

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27. "All the best for the rest of season been a pleasure". Twitter.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
28. "Montel Gibson and Jak Hickman Depart the Glassboys". Stourbridgefc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
29. "No we did not refuse to play at all! Me and Hickman had a great opportunity to go for a trial to express ourselves which you refused!!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
30. @ilkestontown_fc (25 January 2022). "Welcome Back Montel Gibson" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
31. "Forward Signs On Loan". www.telfordunited.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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34. Lawrence, David (18 June 2024). "Hereford sign 'sought after' striker Montel Gibson". Hereford Times . Retrieved 18 June 2024.
35. "Gladiators complete signing of Gibson!". Matlock Town Football Club. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
36. "Bulls 'Regretfully' Accept Offer For Striker Montel Gibson". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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42. "Montel Gibson | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
43. "Games played by Montel Gibson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
44. Montel Gibson at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
45. "Matlock Town | Appearances | Montel Gibson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

External links

• Montel Gibson at Soccerbase
• Montel Gibson at Soccerway