Eppie Gibson

Edward Gibson
Personal information
Full name Edward Gibson
Nickname Eppie
Playing information
Position Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–57 Workington Town 335 145 17 2 473
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cumberland
1947–53 England 4 2 0 0 6
Coaching information

Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Whitehaven

Edward "Eppie" Gibson is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s, playing at representative level for England, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, as a centre, or stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6, and coaching at club level for Whitehaven.

Playing career

International honours

Eppie Gibson won caps for England while at Workington in 1947 against France, in 1951 against Other Nationalities, and Wales, in 1953 against Other Nationalities.[1]

County honours

Eppie Gibson represented Cumberland.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Eppie Gibson played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093, and played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in the 12-21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954-55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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