Neilly Gibson
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| Neil Gibson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1873 | |
| Place of birth | Larkhall, Scotland | |
| Date of death | ? | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 11894 1894-1904 1904 |
Royal Albert Rangers Partick Thistle |
157 (12) |
| National team | ||
| 1895-1905 | Scotland | 14 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Neil "Neilly" Gibson (born 23 February 1873 in Larkhall, Scotland) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Partick Thistle and the Scotland national team.
Gibson joined Rangers in 1894 from junior side Royal Albert. During his time at Ibrox, he won four consecutive league titles (1898-99, 1899-1900, 1900-01 and 1901-02) as well as the Scottish Cup in 1897, 1898 and 1903.
He moved to Partick Thistle in 1904 where he remained for five years.
He was capped 14 times by Scotland between 1895 and 1905, scoring one goal.
His three sons, Willie, Neil and James, were also footballers, the latter a Scottish international.
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He is also one of the major TV personalities in the Travel Channel's hit series "Lonely Planet". He also co-wrote the theme song.
