Terry Gibson

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Walthamstow, London
Date Of Birth
December 23, 1962
Age
62
Height (cm)
165
Games Played
113
-
Per Game
Games Started
112
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
9907
87.7
Per Game
Goals
52
0.5
Per Game
Assists
7
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Terry Gibson’s scoring record stands comparison with any striker in the top-flight era. Despite being an outstanding England youth international with Tottenham he had to leave White Hart Lane to make his mark at first team level. Bobby Gould paid £100,000 for him in 1983 and he was an immediate success and finished top scorer three seasons running. In his first season he played alongside a succession of centre-forwards but just kept on scoring goals including a hat-trick against Liverpool, the first conceded by the Reds in 11 years, in a famous 4-0 victory. Later the 5 ft 4 in striker was paired with Cyrille Regis, the two combined well and his goals were vital in the perennial relegation battles. At the start of the 1985-86 season he scored in seven consecutive games, a club record, and his value on the transfer market was rising. A move to Manchester United, in part exchange for Alan Brazil valuing Gibson at £650,000, was a disaster for the player. After less than 30 games he was on the move to Wimbledon to team up with his old boss Bobby Gould and played his part in the Dons 1988 FA Cup final victory.

Penalties (4 - 2 scored)
1983-84
26 December 1983 v Manchester United H, scored
1984-85
17 November 1984 v Nottingham Forest H, scored
26 January 1985 v Manchester United A, saved
13 April 1985 v Sunderland H, saved

Hat tricks (1)
1983-84
10 December 1983 v Liverpool H

Red cards (2)
1983-84
25 October 1983 v Grimsby Town H, violent conduct, lashing out at Chris Nicholl
1984-85
24 November 1984 v West Bromwich Albion A, violent conduct, punching Jimmy Nicholl

Football League First Division (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
24
24
2132′
6
11 (0)
1
1984-1985
Coventry City
38
38
3349′
3
1
15 (1)
4
1983-1984
Coventry City
36
35
1
3068′
5
17 (1)
2
98
97
1
8549′
14
0
1
43 (2)
7
0
FA Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
2
180′
3 (0)
1983-1984
Coventry City
3
3
300′
1
2 (0)
6
6
0
570′
1
0
0
5 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
3
3
270′
2 (0)
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1
1 (0)
1983-1984
Coventry City
2
2
178′
1
1
7
7
0
628′
2
0
1
3 (0)
0
0
Full Members Cup (England)
1985-1986
Coventry City
2
2
160′
1 (0)
2
2
0
160′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Totals:
113
112
1
9907′
17
0
2
52 (2)
7
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Canon League First Division 1985-1986
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 5:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:2
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Oxford United
H
W 5:2
62`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1985-1986
FA Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:3
90`
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Milk Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chester City
H
W 7:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Chester City
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Full Members Cup 1985-1986
Coventry City
Millwall
H
D 1:1
70`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:0
90`
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
90`
2
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 3:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
80`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:0
90`
2
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 5:2
29`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 6:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1984-1985
FA Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
2
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Walsall
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 8:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:1
23`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:1
62`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
85`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 2:3
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:2
68`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 4:0
90`
3
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 2:4
90`
2
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 0:0
73`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 0:0
89`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 1:2
58`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
90`
1
FA Cup 1983-1984
FA Cup 1983-1984
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 3:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
120`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 1:1
90`
Milk Cup 1983-1984
Milk Cup 1983-1984
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 2:1
88`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Manchester United
Thu, 30 Jan, 1986
£600,000
Coventry City
Manchester United
Thu, 30 Jan, 1986
£600,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City
Wed, 24 Aug, 1983
Free
Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City
Wed, 24 Aug, 1983
Free