Carl Gibson

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Carl Gibson
Personal information
Born (1963-04-23) 23 April 1963 (age 61)
Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–86 Batley 120 81 0 0 308
1986–93 Leeds 235 93 0 0 372
1993–96 Featherstone Rovers 97 37 1 0 150
1996–98 Batley 25 5 0 0 20
Total 477 216 1 0 850
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–91 Great Britain 11 3 0 0 12
1985–91 Yorkshire 8 4 0 0 16
Source: [2][3][4]

Carl Gibson (born 23 April 1963) is an English former professional

Batley Boys High School
.

Playing career

Club career

Gibson started his professional career with his hometown club Batley, making his debut in April 1982 against Keighley.[5]

During January 1986, Gibson transferred from Batley to Leeds for a fee of £50,000.[6] Gibson set an enduring record for Leeds of 91 consecutive appearances for the club before a bout of food poisoning ended his run.[7]

Gibson played as an

1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan
on 9 January 1988.

Gibson played

1988 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds
on 16 October 1988.

On Boxing Day 1992, Gibson suffered a broken leg in a league match against Castleford.[8] Gibson missed the rest of the 1992–93 season as a result of the injury, and it would turn out to be his last appearance for the club, as he was sold to Featherstone Rovers in August 1993 for a fee of £15,000.[9]

Representative honours

Gibson won caps for Great Britain in 1985 against France (sub), in 1990 against France, Papua New Guinea (2-games), New Zealand (3-games), and Australia (3-games), and in 1991 against France.[2]

Gibson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Batley during the 1985–86 season.

References

  1. ^ "Carl Gibson". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Gibson, Carl". fevarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Player Summary: Carl Gibson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Batley RLFC Heritage Roll of Honour". Batley Bulldogs. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ProQuest 186636947
    .
  7. ^ "Anderson Wary Of Catalans Threat - Yahoo! Eurosport UK". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008.
  8. ^ "1992-1993". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ProQuest 187431078
    .

External links
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