Liam Gibson

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

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 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

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. 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. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  19. "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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