Gordon Nisbet
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon James Mackay Nisbet | ||
| Date of birth | 1951 (age 63–64) | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Northumberland Schools | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1969–1976 | West Bromwich Albion | 136 | (0) |
| 1976–1980 | Hull City | 193 | (1) |
| 1980–1987 | Plymouth Argyle | 281 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | Exeter City | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 622 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gordon James Mackay Nisbet (born 1951) is a retired English professional footballer who made over 600 league appearances in English football. Nisbet began his career as a goalkeeper but was later converted into a right back.[1]
Career
Club career
Born in Wallsend, Nisbet played youth football for Northumberland Schools. When he left school at the age of eighteen in 1969, he signed for West Bromwich Albion, and also played league football for Hull City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.[2][3][4][5]
International career
Nisbet earned one cap for the England under-23 team in 1972.[6]
Coaching career
Nisbet was caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle, alongside Alan Gillett, for two games in 1992.[1]
After football
After finishing his professional football career in 1988, Nisbet continued to play non-League football, and later joined the Devon and Cornwall Police.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gordon Nisbet / Alan Gillett". Greens On Screen. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ↑ "WEST BROMWICH ALBION : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ↑ "HULL CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ↑ "PLYMOUTH ARGYLE : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ↑ "EXETER CITY : 1946/47 - 2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ↑ "Where are they now?". BBC Sport. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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