John Gibbons (footballer)

John Gibbons
Personal information
Full name	John Ronald Gibbons
Date of birth	8 April 1925
Place of birth	Charlton, England
Date of death	31 January 2021 (aged 95)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Dartford
1947–1949	Queens Park Rangers
1949–1950	Ipswich Town
1950–1951	Tottenham Hotspur
	Gravesend & Northfleet
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Ronald Gibbons (8 April 1925 – 31 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

Born in Charlton, Gibbons played for Dartford, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Gravesend & Northfleet.^[1]^[2] He served in the British Army during the Second World War.^[3]

He died on 31 January 2021, aged 95, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. At the time he was Ipswich Town's oldest living player.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "John Gibbons". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ John Gibbons at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ "My piece on one of Spurs' last surviving former players from the early 1950's – John Gibbons". superhotspur. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Oldest Ex-Player Gibbons Dies - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk.

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[Hugman-1] "John Gibbons". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[2] John Gibbons at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[3] "My piece on one of Spurs' last surviving former players from the early 1950's – John Gibbons". superhotspur. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[4] "Oldest Ex-Player Gibbons Dies - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk.

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