Alex Gibson (footballer, born 1982)

Alexander Jonathan Gibson (born 12 August 1982) is an English former footballer who played for Port Vale, Stafford Rangers, Hednesford Town, and Droylsden.

Alex Gibson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Jonathan Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-12) 12 August 1982[2]
Place of birth Plymouth, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2000–2001 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Port Vale 1 (0)
2002–2003 Stafford Rangers
2003–2005 Hednesford Town 37 (0)
2007–2008 Droylsden
2008 Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Gibson started his career with Stoke City, but moved onto local rivals Port Vale in June 2001. He made his senior debut for the "Valiants" on 10 October, in a League One 1–1 draw at Chesterfield.[3] He went on to play 45 minutes of a Football League Trophy win over Carlisle United.[3] He left league football at the end of the season on a free transfer to nearby Stafford Rangers.[4]

After a spell with Hednesford Town, making 28 appearances in the 2003–04 season and featuring nine ties in the 2004–05 campaign, he signed with Droylsden at the end of the 2006–07 season. He returned to Rangers after being released by Droyslden in February 2008,[5] but was unable to prevent their slip into the Conference North and left in August of that year.[6]

Career statistics

Source:[7][8][9][10]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale2001–02Second Division10001020
Hednesford Town 2003–04 Southern League Premier Division280
2004–05 Southern League Premier Division90
Total 370

References
  1. "Alex Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. Fielding, Rob (13 October 2022). "Port Vale one hit wonders: number thirteen, Alex Gibson". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. "News archive". staffordrangers.co.uk. May 2002. Archived from the original on 20 August 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  5. "Hamilton shown door by Stafford". BBC Sport. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  6. "Bully still shuffling the pack". Express & Star. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  7. Alex Gibson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  8. Alex Gibson at Soccerbase
  9. "Stats". hednesfordtown.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. "Stats". hednesfordtown.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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