Lex Gibb
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lex Gibb | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, Australia | ||
| Position | Left-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alphas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1939 | Bundamba Rangers | ||
| 1939–1940 | St. Helens | ||
| 1940–1941 | Latrobe | ||
| 1948 | Corinthians | ||
| International career | |||
| 1938–1948 | Australia | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lex Gibb was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a half-back for Australian clubs and the Australia national soccer team and was son of Alex Gibb.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Gibb was born in Ipswich, to Australia's first capped player Alex.[1][2][3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Gibb played with the Bundamba Rangers and Latrobe. On 12 March 1948, it was rumoured that Lex Gibb would sign for Brisbane club Corinthians.[4] A day later, he officially transferred to Corinthians where he received a £50 payment signing.[5]
International career
[edit | edit source]Gibb played for the Australia national soccer team, and played 8 times in three match tours against India, South Africa and New Zealand.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Family and relationships
[edit | edit source]Lex was born to father Alex Mother Margaret (nee Allan). He had brothers Alan and Alfie and sisters Margaret and Mary.
Lex Gibb was married on 9 August 1941 to wife Myrtle Herton in Bundamba.[7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1938 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
References
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