George Gibb (1891 – 7 June 1917) was a Scottish professional

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 ...

who played in the

Scottish 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 sout ...

for

Third Lanark Third Lanark Athletic Club was a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. Founded in 1872 as an offshoot of the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, the club was a founder member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 1872 and the Scottish ...

as a left half.

Personal life

Gibb was serving as an acting lance sergeant in the 1st/9th (

Glasgow Highlanders The Glasgow Highlanders was a former infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force, later renamed the Territorial Army. The regiment eventually became a Volunteer Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow ...

) Battalion of the

Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First and Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 to form the Royal Highland Fus ...

during the

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when he died of wounds on 7 June 1917. He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.

References

Scottish men's footballers 1917 deaths Military personnel from North Lanarkshire British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I 1891 births Glasgow Highlanders soldiers Scottish Football League players Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Footballers from Wishaw Men's association football wing halves Men's association football fullbacks Burials at Étaples Military Cemetery Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub