Johnny Gibson (born 23 December 1950) is an English former
footballer
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, who played for
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
,
Ayr United,
St Mirren,
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
,
East Fife,
Forfar Athletic
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...
and
Stirling Albion
Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...
in the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...
.
Gibson was part of the Partick Thistle team that won the
1971–72 Scottish League Cup, defeating Celtic 4–1 in the
cup final
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.
References
1950 births
Living people
Footballers from Kingston upon Hull
English men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Scottish Football League players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Ayr United F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Celtic F.C. players
East Fife F.C. players
Forfar Athletic F.C. players
Stirling Albion F.C. players
Sauchie Juniors F.C. players
Anglo-Scots
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