Carl Gibson

Carl Gibson

Personal information
Born	(1963-04-23) 23 April 1963 (age 61) Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1982–86 Batley 120 81 0 0 308 1986–93 Leeds 235 93 0 0 372 1993–96 Featherstone Rovers 97 37 1 0 150 1996–98 Batley 25 5 0 0 20 Total 477 216 1 0 850 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–91 Great Britain 11 3 0 0 12 1985–91 Yorkshire 8 4 0 0 16
Source: [2][3][4]

Carl Gibson (born 23 April 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Leeds and Featherstone Rovers, as a fullback, Wing, or centre. He attended Batley Boys High School.

Playing career

Club career

Gibson started his professional career with his hometown club Batley, making his debut in April 1982 against Keighley.^[5]

During January 1986, Gibson transferred from Batley to Leeds for a fee of £50,000.^[6] Gibson set an enduring record for Leeds of 91 consecutive appearances for the club before a bout of food poisoning ended his run.^[7]

Gibson played as an substitute (replacing wing John Basnett) in Leeds' 14–15 defeat by St Helens in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on 9 January 1988.

Gibson played left wing and scored two tries in Leeds' 33–12 victory over Castleford in the 1988 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on 16 October 1988.

On Boxing Day 1992, Gibson suffered a broken leg in a league match against Castleford.^[8] Gibson missed the rest of the 1992–93 season as a result of the injury, and it would turn out to be his last appearance for the club, as he was sold to Featherstone Rovers in August 1993 for a fee of £15,000.^[9]

Representative honours

Gibson won caps for Great Britain in 1985 against France (sub), in 1990 against France, Papua New Guinea (2-games), New Zealand (3-games), and Australia (3-games), and in 1991 against France.^[2]

Gibson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Batley during the 1985–86 season.

References

1. "Carl Gibson". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Gibson, Carl". fevarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
4. "Player Summary: Carl Gibson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
5. "Batley RLFC Heritage Roll of Honour". Batley Bulldogs. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
6. Fitzpatrick, Paul (21 January 1986). "Lydon joins Wigan all-stars". The Guardian. London. p. 29. ProQuest 186636947.
7. "Anderson Wary Of Catalans Threat - Yahoo! Eurosport UK". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008.
8. "1992-1993". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
9. Fitzpatrick, Paul (25 August 1993). "Harmon steps in". The Guardian. p. 17. ProQuest 187431078.

External links

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