Liam Gibson
Personal information
Full name Liam Steven Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997[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 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 13 January 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 and currently plays for Everton.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 2015–16[15] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[16] Championship 0000000000
2017–18[17] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[18] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[2] National League 1000–0010
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2018–19[18] League One 5000000050
Grimsby Town (loan) 2019–20[19] League Two 170203020240
Morecambe 2020–21[20] League Two 230100030270
2021–22[21] League One 291101020331
2022–23[22] League One 430103030500
Total 9513040801101
Career total 118150701001401

Honours

Morecambe

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  19. 1 2 "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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