Dick Gibson (footballer)

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Dick Gibson
Personal information
Full name	Dick Gibson
Date of birth	13 July 1866
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897-98	South Melbourne	29 (9)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1898 season.

Dick Gibson (born 13 July 1866) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gibson was a member of the inaugural South Melbourne team in 1897 and vice-captained the club in his two seasons. He became the first VFL player to umpire a Grand Final in 1903 when he was the field umpire for the 1903 VFL Grand Final. In all he officiated in 100 VFL matches as a field umpire and also appeared as a boundary umpire four times.

References

Dick Gibson's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Persondata
Name	Gibson, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	13 July 1866
Place of birth
Date of death
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