Pat McGibbon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Colm McGibbon | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1991 | Portadown | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Portadown | ||
| 1992–1997 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Swansea City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 1997–2002 | Wigan Athletic | 163 | (11) |
| 2002 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Portadown | ||
| 2004–2006 | Glentoran | ||
| Total | 184 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Northern Ireland B | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Northern Ireland | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2009 | Lurgan Celtic | ||
| 2009–2011 | Monaghan United (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Newry City | ||
| 2016 | Portadown | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Colm "Pat" McGibbon (born 6 September 1973 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He was last the manager of Portadown following the resignation of Ronnie McFall after 29 years.
Has previous post was as manager of Newry City, from March 2011 until his resignation in July 2012. He had previously been assistant manager at Monaghan United and manager of his hometown team Lurgan Celtic.
Inspired by the birth of his nephew Michael Lynch two years earlier, McGibbon began his career at his local Irish Premier League club, Portadown, signing a professional contract with them in 1991, aged just 18. A year later, he was signed by Manchester United for £100,000. He made his debut for the Red Devils in a League Cup tie against York City in September 1995; United lost the match 3–0 and McGibbon was sent off.
He was loaned out to Swansea City and Wigan Athletic during the 1996–97 season. McGibbon impressed in his only appearance for the Swans, before injury struck. He trained some days with Manchester United during his time at Swansea and was injured in training, spending five months on the sidelines, requiring two operations.
McGibbon made ten appearances for the Latics during a successful loan spell at Springfield Park, and even scored the goal that guaranteed Wigan's promotion to Division Two. Wigan signed McGibbon on a permanent deal in the summer of 1997, paying Manchester United £250,000 for the defender's services (a fee which would eventually rise to £380,000). He was offered a two-year contract extension by United but opted to leave Old Trafford saying he wanted regular, competitive football.
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