Terry Gibson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Bradley Gibson | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Walthamstow, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | (4) |
| 1981 | → GAIS (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 1983–1986 | Coventry City | 98 | (43) |
| 1986–1987 | Manchester United | 23 | (1) |
| 1987–1993 | Wimbledon | 86 | (22) |
| 1992 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 1993 | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Barnet | 32 | (5) |
| Total | 280 | (81) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Terence Bradley "Terry" Gibson (born 23 December 1962 in Walthamstow) is an English former footballer who played as a forward for several clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City, Manchester United and Wimbledon.
Gibson was educated at Highams Park School in Highams Park, London. He started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, making his first team debut at the age of 17 years and 6 days, before moving to Coventry City in 1983. In 1981, he was loaned out to the Swedish team GAIS, who in that time played in the Swedish second division.
At Coventry, his impressive tally of 52 goals in just over 100 appearances (including a hat-trick in Coventry's famous 4-0 league win over Liverpool at Highfield Road in December 1983) earned him a high-profile transfer to Manchester United in January 1986. His arrival came when Mark Hughes was in the process of agreeing a transfer to FC Barcelona of Spain for the end of the season, and manager Ron Atkinson was looking to buy a new striker. However, with Hughes not leaving until the close season and his strike partner Frank Stapleton staying put, Gibson spent most of his time on the bench and his chances of first team action barely improved even when Hughes left as Atkinson had since signed striker Peter Davenport. The Reds had been top of the league when Gibson had joined them but a disappointing second half of the season sucked them down to fourth place, and Atkinson was sacked in early November following a terrible start to the 1986-87 season. His successor Alex Ferguson did not appear to want to keep Gibson at United, and with the arrival of Brian McClair in the 1987 close season Gibson was on his way out of Old Trafford after just 18 months.
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