Gilbert McNaughton Ormond (12 September 1933 – 2010) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a left winger for

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

, Dundee United, Cowdenbeath and

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in the

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. Ormond joined Dundee United from Airdrieonians in February 1960, scoring on his debut against

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

. He was an ever-present in the team for the rest of the season as United won promotion from Division Two. After promotion to the top division, Ormond played regularly during the 1960–61 season, missing only four matches, but featured less often the following season after United signed

Neil Mochan Neil Mochan (6 April 1927 – 28 August 1994) was a Scottish professional footballer whose twenty-year playing career included periods in both the Scottish and English top divisions. Born in Carron, Stirlingshire, he attended St Francis RC Scho ...

. He was released in May 1962 and joined Cowdenbeath. In April 1960, Ormond was chosen to play for a Second Division Select against the Scotland under-23 team in an international trial match at

Brockville Park Brockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, north-west of the town centre. It was the home of Falkirk F.C. from 1885 until the end of 2002–03 Scottish football season.

in Falkirk, missing a penalty in a 3–1 defeat. He was the younger brother of

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player and manager

Willie Ormond William Esplin Ormond (23 February 1927 – 4 May 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s an ...

. Another brother,

Bert Ormond Robert Donaldson Ormond (12 January 1931 – 15 November 2017) was a Scottish-born footballer who represented New Zealand at international level. Ormond played for Falkirk, Airdrieonians and Dumbarton in his native Scotland, before emigrating t ...

, emigrated and represented

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at international level in 1962.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ormond, Gibby 1933 births 2010 deaths Date of death missing Footballers from Falkirk Association football wingers Scottish footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Dundee United F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Falkirk F.C. non-playing staff Kilsyth Rangers F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players