Colin Gibson

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Colin Gibson (born April 6, 1960 in Bridport, Dorset) is an English former football player. He was an attacking left-back who could also play in midfield. Gibson suffered from a partially paralysed face.^{[citation needed]}

Gibson started his career with Aston Villa where he won the 1st Division in 1980/81 followed by the European Cup and European Super Cup in 1982 before being transferred to Manchester United in 1985. He helped United win the 1990 FA Cup. He left the club in 1990 for Leicester City after scoring 9 goals for the club.

He is now a commentator on BBC Radio Leicester for the live coverage of Leicester city matches. After news of the sacking of Craig Levein, he declared his interest in the manager's job live on air. Caretaker manager Rob Kelly was eventually given the job on a permanent basis.

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• Profile at Neil Brown's statistics site