Dave Gibson
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| Dave Gibson | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | David Weddernburn Gibson | |
| Date of birth | September 23, 1938 | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Inside Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19??-1956 1956-1962 1962-1970 1970-1972 1972-1974 |
Livingston United Hibernian Leicester City Aston Villa Exeter City |
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| National team2 | ||
| 1963-1964 | Scotland | 7 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David "Dave" Weddernburn Gibson (born 23 September 1938 in Kirkliston, West Lothian) was a Scottish footballer who played for Livingston United, Hibernian, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Exeter City and the Scotland national team.
Gibson, an Inside Forward, was signed by Hibernian from local side Livingston United in 1956. After 6 years with the Edinburgh club he joined English club Leicester City in January 1962 for a fee reported to have been £40,000. Gibson's debut at Leicester was on March 2, 1962[1]. While at Leicester, he played in 4 cup finals but only managed one winners medal, the League Cup in 1963-64. Leicester City again reached the League Cup final the following season and contested the 1963 and 1969 FA Cup finals without success. During his time at Leicester, he was capped 7 times for Scotland, scoring 3 goals.
He moved to Aston Villa in September 1970 where he remained for two years before ending his career with Exeter City. He retired in 1974.
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