Liam Gibson

English footballer

Liam Gibson
Personal information
Full name Liam Steven Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Stanley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Grimsby Town (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2023 Morecambe 95 (1)
2023– Harrogate Town 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:28, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Liam Steven Gibson (born 25 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Harrogate Town.

Career

Born in Stanley,[2] Gibson began his career with Newcastle United, spending a short time on loan with Gateshead in 2015.[3] He missed the entire 2017–18 season due to ill health, after suffering from ulcerative colitis.[4]

He moved on loan to Accrington Stanley in January 2019,[5] and on loan to Grimsby Town in July 2019.[6]

He was released by Newcastle at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7] In September 2020 he signed for Morecambe.[8][9] He was offered a new contract by the club in June 2021,[10] and signed a two-year deal later that month.[11] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022–23 season,[12] and it was announced that he would sign for Harrogate Town on 1 July.[13]

Personal life

Gibson's younger brother Lewis is also a professional footballer.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2015–16[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[16] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[2] National League 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2018–19[18] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Grimsby Town (loan) 2019–20[19] League Two 17 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 24 0
Morecambe 2020–21[20] League Two 23 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 0
2021–22[21] League One 29 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 33 1
2022–23[22] League One 43 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 50 0
Total 95 1 3 0 4 0 8 0 110 1
Career total 118 1 5 0 7 0 10 0 140 1

Honours

Morecambe

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Liam Gibson at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Who is Liam Gibson? Everything you need to know about the Newcastle United full-back". ChronicleLive. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ Chris Waugh (14 August 2018). "'It's surreal': Newcastle's Liam Gibson reflects on his long illness battle after making U23 return". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Liam Gibson: Accrington Stanley sign Newcastle full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Liam Gibson: Newcastle United defender joins Grimsby Town on loan". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
  8. ^ "SIGNING | Liam Gibson". www.morecambefc.com.
  9. ^ "Shrimps ex-Newcastle defender Gibson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "RETAINED LIST". www.morecambefc.com.
  11. ^ "NEW DEAL: Liam Gibson". www.morecambefc.com.
  12. ^ "Club News | Retained List announced". www.morecambefc.com.
  13. ^ "Harrogate sign Gibson after Morecambe release" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Title winner details Everton dream, learning from Kurt Zouma and catching Marco Silva's eye". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  23. ^ Pearlman, Michael (31 May 2021). "Shrimps go up with extra-time penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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