Liam Gibson

Liam Steven Gibson (born 25 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Morecambe.

Liam Gibson
Personal information
Full name Liam Steven Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Stanley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Grimsby Town (loan) 17 (0)
2020– Morecambe 52 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Stanley,[2] Gibson began his career with Newcastle United, spending a short time on loan with Gateshead in 2015.[3] He missed the entire 2017–18 season due to ill health, after suffering from ulcerative colitis.[4]

He moved on loan to Accrington Stanley in January 2019,[5] and on loan to Grimsby Town in July 2019.[6]

He was released by Newcastle at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7] In September 2020 he signed for Morecambe.[8][9] He was offered a new contract by the club in June 2021,[10] and signed a two-year deal later that month. [11]

Personal life

Gibson's younger brother Lewis is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Everton.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 2015–16[13] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[14] Championship 0000000000
2017–18[15] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[16] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[17] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Gateshead (loan) 2015–16[2] National League 1000–0010
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2018–19[16] League One 5000000050
Grimsby Town (loan) 2019–20[17] League Two 170203020240
Morecambe 2020–21[18] League Two 230100030270
2021–22[19] League One 291101020331
Total 521201050601
Career total 751404070901

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. Liam Gibson at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Who is Liam Gibson? Everything you need to know about the Newcastle United full-back". ChronicleLive. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. Chris Waugh (14 August 2018). "'It's surreal': Newcastle's Liam Gibson reflects on his long illness battle after making U23 return". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. "Liam Gibson: Accrington Stanley sign Newcastle full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. "Liam Gibson: Newcastle United defender joins Grimsby Town on loan". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019.
  7. "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
  8. "SIGNING | Liam Gibson". www.morecambefc.com.
  9. "Shrimps ex-Newcastle defender Gibson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "RETAINED LIST". www.morecambefc.com.
  11. "NEW DEAL: Liam Gibson". www.morecambefc.com.
  12. "Title winner details Everton dream, learning from Kurt Zouma and catching Marco Silva's eye". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  14. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  15. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  16. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  17. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  18. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  19. "Games played by Liam Gibson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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