William Gibson (rugby union)

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William Gibson
Birth nameWilliam Ross Gibson
Date of birth(1865-01-02)2 January 1865
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death2 January 1924(1924-01-02) (aged 59)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh District
Cities District
()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1891-95 Scotland 14 (0)

William Gibson (2 January 1865 – 2 January 1924) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Royal HSFP. [2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in December 1891. [2]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in December 1894. [3]

International career

He was capped fourteen times for Scotland between 1891 and 1895. [4]

Business career

He was a teller in the Commercial Bank of Scotland on George Street, Edinburgh. [5]

Family

His parents were John Gibson and Jane Ross. They had 5 sons including William.[ citation needed ]

Death

The notice in The Scotsman newspaper stated that Gibson died suddenly. [6]

His funeral took place in the Grange cemetery. [6]

Confirmation to his estate went to his brother and next of kin Thomas Gibson, who was a Writer to the Signet. William Gibson left £1547 and 3 shillings in his estate. [5]

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References

  1. "William Ross Gibson". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Gibson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. 1 2 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206821_00248?pId=629150.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 1 2 "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.