Brian Gibbs

Brian Gibbs

Personal information
Full name	Brian Richard Gibbs
Date of birth	(1936-10-06)6 October 1936
Place of birth	Gillingham, England
Date of death	27 January 2014(2014-01-27) (aged 77)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Inside left
Youth career
	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1957	Gosport Borough
1957–1962	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	58	(15)
1962–1968	Gillingham	259	(101)
1968–1972	Colchester United	156	(40)
1972–?	Bletchley Town
Managerial career
1975–	New Bradwell St Peter
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Richard Gibbs (6 October 1936 – 27 January 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Playing career

Born in Gillingham, Dorset Gibbs began his career on the South Coast with non-league Gosport Borough. In 1957, he joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, scoring 15 goals in 58 appearances. In 1962, he joined the Kent club Gillingham, where he made over 250 appearances and scored 101 league goals. He left Gillingham in 1968 after aiding the team to the 1963–64 Fourth Division championship to join Colchester United, where he spent four years scoring 40 goals in over 150 league appearances. He won the Watney Cup in 1971 with the U's, before stepping out of league football to join Bletchley Town.

Managerial career

Gibbs became team manager of New Bradwell St Peter in 1975, and under his guidance the club won the South Midlands League Division One title in the 1976–77 season.

Death

Gibbs died on 27 January 2014 at the age of 77.

Honours

Gillingham

• Football League Fourth Division: 1963–64

Colchester United

• Watney Cup: 1971