| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gibb[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1912[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland[3] | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 1958 (aged 45)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1937 | Cliftonville | ||
| 1937–1938 | Linfield | ||
| International career | |||
| 1935–1938 | Ireland Amateurs | 7 | (3) |
| 1936 | Ireland (IFA) | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Gibb was a Northern Irish amateur footballer who played as an inside forward in the Irish League for Cliftonville and Linfield.[1] He scored on his only appearance for Ireland, in 3–2 win over Wales in March 1936.[4] Gibb was a standby member of Great Britain's 1936 Summer Olympics squad.[2][5]
References
- ^ a b "Jimmy Gibb". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Gibb". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Gibb". EU Football Info. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Gibb James Cliftonville 1936". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "NI footballer at 1936 Olympics". BBC News. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
External links
- Jimmy Gibb at National-Football-Teams.com
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