Albert Henry 'Jackie' Gibbons (born 10 April 1914, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played for Hayes, Uxbridge, Kingstonian, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Bradford Park Avenue and football manager.
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Football career
Gibbons played for non League clubs Hayes, Uxbridge and Kingstonian before joining Tottenham Hotspur in his first spell at White Hart Lane. The centre forward featured in 33 matches and scored on 18 occasions in all competitions between 1937–38.[2] He joined Brentford in 1938 where he played a further 11 games and scoring once. Gibbons re-joined the Spurs in 1939 but never played another first team match for the Lilywhites. After the hostilities of World War II had ended Gibbons joined Bradford Park Avenue where he went on to make 42 appearances and scoring 21 goals. In 1947 he returned to Brentford to play in a further 56 games and netting 16 goals.
Managing and coaching career
After retiring from the game, Gibbons became manager of Brentford in 1949, before taking charge of the Israeli national football team in 1956 and Hapoel Petah Tikva.[3] He later went on to manage the Kenyan national side in 1966.
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Gibbons, Jackie |
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English footballer and manager |
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10 April 1914 |
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Fulham, England |
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