Thomas Gibson was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 180 appearances as a full back in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and captained the club. He also played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and Morton.
Personal life On 16 December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War and the day after the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment was established, Gibson and Nottingham Forest teammates Harry Iremonger and Joe Mercer travelled down to London to enlist. Gibson served as a company sergeant major in the 1st Football Battalion and held the rank of warrant officer class II. He was partially buried by a shell explosion on the Somme and developed shell shock.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMorton1906–07Scottish Second Division3000―30Nottingham Forest1907–08First Division10000―1001908–097000―701909–103000―301910–1118000―1801911–12Second Division36310―3731912–13311823―33211913–1436520―3851914–1536520―3851919–209100―91Total1863273―18335Heart of Midlothian (loan)1916–17Scottish First Division94―1Appearance in Wilson Cup0104Notts County1922–23Second Division4000―40Southend United1923–24Third Division South50――50Career total20736731021539
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