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Chelsea FC Profile: George Gibson

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Full Name: George Bennet Gibson

Born: Sunday, 29th September 1907
Place of birth: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Died: Monday, 12th September 1977 (aged 69)
Burial: Cremated - Linn Crematorium, Glasgow - No known memorial

Involvement with Chelsea:


Player from 1933 to 1939


Playing Career:


Hamilton Academical
Dundee
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea (Feb 1933 to May 1939) - cost: unknown - Released

* Released = Contract not renewed by Chelsea

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Debut: Wednesday, 1st March 1933, Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 25 years 5 months 0 days

100th Appearance: Saturday, 1st February 1936, Sunderland 3 - 3 Chelsea

Last Appearance: Monday, 26th December 1938, Leeds United 1 - 1 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1932 / 33 13000013
1933 / 34 32400036
1934 / 35 23200025
1935 / 36 34500039
1936 / 37 19100020
1937 / 38 900009
1938 / 39 100001
Total13112000143

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1932 / 33 500005
1933 / 34 9100010
1935 / 36 400004
1936 / 37 300003
1937 / 38 100001
Total22100023


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Gibson made 143 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League1st Mar 1933Middlesbrough21Chelsea8,219 match lost
League11th Mar 1933Chelsea10Blackpool31,222 match won
League18th Mar 1933Birmingham00Chelsea19,620 match drawn
League25th Mar 1933Chelsea12West Bromwich Albion33,371 match lost
League29th Mar 1933Derby County01Chelsea7,141 match won
League1st Apr 1933Sheffield Wednesday22Chelsea10,121 match drawn scored 1 goal
League8th Apr 1933Chelsea60Leeds United31,095 match won scored 2 goals
League14th Apr 1933Chelsea41Leicester City45,608 match won
League15th Apr 1933Everton32Chelsea27,635 match lost scored 1 goal
League18th Apr 1933Leicester City11Chelsea22,647 match drawn
League22nd Apr 1933Chelsea13Arsenal72,260 match lost
League3rd May 1933Manchester City14Chelsea14,827 match won
League6th May 1933Chelsea11Sunderland22,322 match drawn scored 1 goal
League26th Aug 1933Stoke City10Chelsea32,725 match lost
League2nd Sep 1933Chelsea52Wolverhampton Wanderers31,792 match won
League4th Sep 1933Huddersfield Town61Chelsea7,508 match lost
League9th Sep 1933Sheffield United41Chelsea13,598 match lost
League13th Sep 1933Chelsea23Huddersfield Town20,006 match lost
League16th Sep 1933Chelsea10Aston Villa44,679 match won
League23rd Sep 1933Leicester City11Chelsea21,164 match drawn scored 1 goal
League30th Sep 1933Chelsea04Tottenham Hotspur67,454 match lost
League7th Oct 1933Liverpool30Chelsea31,039 match lost
League14th Oct 1933Chelsea23Middlesbrough16,078 match lost
League21st Oct 1933Blackburn Rovers42Chelsea12,570 match lost scored 1 goal
League28th Oct 1933Chelsea21Newcastle United26,657 match won
League11th Nov 1933Chelsea02Derby County24,422 match lost
League18th Nov 1933West Bromwich Albion31Chelsea12,325 match lost
League25th Nov 1933Chelsea11Birmingham17,843 match drawn
F.A. Cup17th Jan 1934West Bromwich Albion01Chelsea20,061 match won
League20th Jan 1934Chelsea50Sheffield United31,287 match won
F.A. Cup27th Jan 1934Chelsea11Nottingham Forest53,269 match drawn
F.A. Cup31st Jan 1934Nottingham Forest03Chelsea37,187 match won scored 1 goal
League7th Feb 1934Aston Villa20Chelsea15,688 match lost
League10th Feb 1934Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea39,652 match lost
F.A. Cup17th Feb 1934Stoke City31Chelsea42,219 match lost
League21st Feb 1934Chelsea20Liverpool14,152 match won
League24th Feb 1934Middlesbrough22Chelsea12,962 match drawn
League3rd Mar 1934Chelsea30Blackburn Rovers26,409 match won
League10th Mar 1934Newcastle United22Chelsea14,108 match drawn scored 2 goals
League17th Mar 1934Chelsea01Sheffield Wednesday31,606 match lost
League24th Mar 1934Derby County10Chelsea13,644 match lost
League30th Mar 1934Portsmouth02Chelsea29,100 match won
League31st Mar 1934Chelsea32West Bromwich Albion36,593 match won scored 1 goal
League2nd Apr 1934Chelsea40Portsmouth47,114 match won scored 1 goal
League7th Apr 1934Birmingham03Chelsea29,104 match won scored 2 goals
League14th Apr 1934Chelsea20Everton34,029 match won
League21st Apr 1934Manchester City42Chelsea25,861 match lost scored 1 goal
League23rd Apr 1934Chelsea20Leicester City16,304 match won
League28th Apr 1934Chelsea22Arsenal65,344 match drawn
League25th Aug 1934Derby County30Chelsea20,265 match lost
League29th Aug 1934Chelsea12Sheffield Wednesday19,756 match lost
League1st Sep 1934Chelsea31Leicester City20,084 match won
League3rd Sep 1934Sheffield Wednesday31Chelsea13,029 match lost
League8th Sep 1934Sunderland40Chelsea33,592 match lost
League15th Sep 1934Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspur46,715 match lost
League22nd Sep 1934Preston North End20Chelsea18,332 match lost
League29th Sep 1934Chelsea20Grimsby Town25,373 match won
League1st Dec 1934Portsmouth11Chelsea18,076 match drawn
League8th Dec 1934Chelsea41Liverpool29,005 match won
League15th Dec 1934Manchester City20Chelsea28,797 match lost
League22nd Dec 1934Chelsea21Middlesbrough23,724 match won
League25th Dec 1934Chelsea20Aston Villa46,746 match won
League26th Dec 1934Aston Villa03Chelsea52,886 match won
League29th Dec 1934Chelsea11Derby County50,687 match drawn
League5th Jan 1935Leicester City10Chelsea14,593 match lost
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1935Chelsea11Luton Town46,492 match drawn
F.A. Cup16th Jan 1935Luton Town20Chelsea23,041 match lost
League19th Jan 1935Chelsea22Sunderland37,096 match drawn
League30th Jan 1935Tottenham Hotspur13Chelsea28,121 match won
League2nd Feb 1935Chelsea00Preston North End31,994 match drawn
League9th Feb 1935Grimsby Town31Chelsea12,442 match lost
League20th Feb 1935Chelsea30Everton11,701 match won
League23rd Feb 1935Huddersfield Town30Chelsea13,593 match lost
League6th Mar 1935Chelsea22Birmingham13,016 match drawn
League31st Aug 1935Chelsea22Liverpool41,224 match drawn
League4th Sep 1935Chelsea35Stoke City23,687 match lost
League7th Sep 1935Grimsby Town13Chelsea14,917 match won
League9th Sep 1935Stoke City30Chelsea21,310 match lost
League21st Sep 1935West Bromwich Albion12Chelsea17,183 match won
League28th Sep 1935Chelsea31Sunderland61,051 match won scored 1 goal
League5th Oct 1935Birmingham21Chelsea22,625 match lost
League12th Oct 1935Chelsea11Arsenal82,905 match drawn
League19th Oct 1935Everton51Chelsea18,934 match lost
League26th Oct 1935Chelsea21Bolton Wanderers36,080 match won
League2nd Nov 1935Huddersfield Town20Chelsea16,684 match lost
League9th Nov 1935Chelsea21Middlesbrough33,408 match won
League16th Nov 1935Aston Villa22Chelsea58,717 match drawn
League23rd Nov 1935Chelsea21Brentford56,624 match won
League30th Nov 1935Sheffield Wednesday41Chelsea16,014 match lost scored 1 goal
League14th Dec 1935Preston North End20Chelsea16,178 match lost
League21st Dec 1935Chelsea22Wolverhampton Wanderers20,063 match drawn
League25th Dec 1935Manchester City00Chelsea36,074 match drawn
League26th Dec 1935Chelsea21Manchester City41,732 match won scored 1 goal
League28th Dec 1935Liverpool23Chelsea26,523 match won
League4th Jan 1936Chelsea02Grimsby Town30,381 match lost
F.A. Cup11th Jan 1936Norwich City11Chelsea32,398 match drawn
F.A. Cup15th Jan 1936Chelsea31Norwich City31,734 match won
League18th Jan 1936Leeds United20Chelsea18,999 match lost
F.A. Cup25th Jan 1936Chelsea41Plymouth Argyle53,703 match won
League1st Feb 1936Sunderland33Chelsea23,755 match drawn scored 1 goal
League8th Feb 1936Chelsea00Birmingham30,268 match drawn
F.A. Cup19th Feb 1936Chelsea00Fulham52,096 match drawn sent off
League22nd Feb 1936Chelsea22Everton17,136 match drawn
F.A. Cup24th Feb 1936Fulham32Chelsea30,696 match lost
League4th Apr 1936Chelsea10Huddersfield Town22,369 match won
League10th Apr 1936Chelsea11Derby County54,336 match drawn
League11th Apr 1936Portsmouth20Chelsea18,605 match lost
League13th Apr 1936Derby County11Chelsea21,407 match drawn
League18th Apr 1936Chelsea52Preston North End26,274 match won
League22nd Apr 1936Chelsea10Portsmouth13,982 match won
League25th Apr 1936Wolverhampton Wanderers33Chelsea12,683 match drawn
League27th Apr 1936Arsenal11Chelsea40,402 match drawn
League2nd May 1936Chelsea51Blackburn Rovers18,078 match won
League29th Aug 1936Leeds United23Chelsea19,379 match won
League2nd Sep 1936Chelsea32Grimsby Town25,671 match won
League5th Sep 1936Chelsea13Birmingham32,803 match lost
League8th Sep 1936Grimsby Town30Chelsea12,667 match lost
League12th Sep 1936Middlesbrough20Chelsea21,278 match lost sent off
League16th Sep 1936Chelsea20Liverpool18,123 match won
League19th Sep 1936Chelsea30West Bromwich Albion41,112 match won scored 1 goal
League2nd Jan 1937Birmingham00Chelsea17,673 match drawn
League9th Jan 1937Chelsea10Middlesbrough30,201 match won
F.A. Cup30th Jan 1937Millwall30Chelsea41,503 match lost
League3rd Feb 1937Chelsea44Manchester City11,620 match drawn scored 1 goal
League6th Feb 1937Portsmouth41Chelsea16,447 match lost scored 1 goal
League13th Feb 1937Chelsea00Preston North End27,465 match drawn
League20th Mar 1937Sunderland23Chelsea21,825 match won
League26th Mar 1937Chelsea30Charlton Athletic64,463 match won
League27th Mar 1937Chelsea00Huddersfield Town31,384 match drawn
League29th Mar 1937Charlton Athletic10Chelsea45,860 match lost
League3rd Apr 1937Everton00Chelsea20,648 match drawn
League10th Apr 1937Chelsea01Bolton Wanderers23,271 match lost
League1st May 1937Liverpool11Chelsea8,278 match drawn
League1st Sep 1937Leeds United20Chelsea18,858 match lost
League4th Sep 1937West Bromwich Albion40Chelsea23,097 match lost
League11th Sep 1937Chelsea20Birmingham34,072 match won scored 1 goal
League9th Apr 1938Chelsea41Leicester City20,211 match won
League15th Apr 1938Chelsea02Preston North End54,735 match lost
League16th Apr 1938Huddersfield Town12Chelsea18,356 match won
League18th Apr 1938Preston North End00Chelsea32,096 match drawn
League30th Apr 1938Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea27,718 match drawn
League7th May 1938Grimsby Town20Chelsea14,601 match lost
League26th Dec 1938Leeds United11Chelsea27,586 match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for George Bennet Gibson View CGS profile for George Bennet Gibson on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for George Bennet Gibson View CGS profile for George Bennet Gibson on Find-A-Grave
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Chelsea FC Player George Gibson

Games Won: 51
Win Percentage: 35.66%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 2

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 143 appearances, George Gibson played alongside the following 42 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (42)
Jimmy Argue (33)
Joe Bambrick (42)
George Barber (115)
Ned Barkas (5)
Bill Barraclough (49)
Peter Buchanan (6)
Harry Burgess (45)
Alec Cheyne (8)
Wilf Chitty (8)
James Copeland (2)
Allan Craig (129)
Willie Ferguson (3)
Dickie Foss (5)
Hughie Gallacher (38)
Bob Gregg (25)
Bob Griffiths (7)
Alf Hanson (1)
Jack Horton (55)
Jock Hutcheson (10)
Johnny Jackson (31)
Tommy Law (49)
Bob MacAulay (49)
Arnold Mayes (3)
Harold Miller (78)
George Mills (76)
Billy Mitchell (57)
Peter O'Dowd (28)
John O'Hare (46)
Eric Oakton (64)
Leslie Odell (14)
Joe Payne (5)
Tommy Priestley (17)
Stanley Prout (2)
Johnnie Rankin (7)
Willie Russell (42)
Bob Salmond (1)
Doug Smale (5)
Jack Smith (5)
Dick Spence (84)
Sam Weaver (27)
Victor Woodley (112)