Vivian Gibbins
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Vivian Talbot Gibbins | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Forest Gate, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 November 1979 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Herne Bay, Kent, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1932 | West Ham United | 129 | (58) |
| 1924–1927 | Clapton | ||
| 1932 | Brentford | ||
| 1932 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1933–1934 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| 1934 | Leyton | ||
| 1934–1939 | Catford Wanderers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924–1925 | England | 2 | (3) |
| 1924–1932 | England Amateurs | 12 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Vivian Talbot "Viv" Gibbins (10 August 1901 – 21 November 1979) was an English amateur footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Forest Gate, London Gibbins joined West Ham United in 1923 and made his debut as an amateur on 26 December 1923 against Aston Villa, creating the only goal of the game for Billy Moore. He decided not to play permanently for the club until the 1927-28 season. He became the first unpaid West Ham player to top the club's scoring charts in 1930-31, with 18 league goals.
Gibbins also played for Clapton, and won the FA Amateur Cup with the club in 1924 and 1925.
He transferred to Brentford on 19 February 1932, but left at the end of the season. He had spells at Bristol Rovers and Southampton before joining Leyton, where he was a losing FA Amateur Cup finalist in 1934.
1934 saw Gibbins join Catford Wanderers, where he played until his retirement in 1939. Gibbins returned to The Old Spotted Dog Ground as trainer of Clapton in the 1950s and became headmaster of Harold Road school in West Ham, retiring in the early 1970s. He continued to keep his interest in the game alive by watching local schools football and making the occasional visit to the Boleyn Ground.
The entrance to the Old Spotted Dog Ground at Disraeli Road, Newham is called the Vivian Gibbins Memorial Gate.
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