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Gibby Shirreffs

Biography

Gibby was signed from Falkirk on a temporary transfer in early October 1956, and he featured regularly in our forward line, predominately being used as an inside forward, for the rest of the 1956-57 campaign. Upon his release from Falkirk that summer, he was permanently signed up at Gayfield and he would continue to be a regular feature in our front line over the next four seasons, playing in every game during the 1959-60 campaign in which he was mainly used on the right wing. He began to get less game time in the second half of the 1960-61 season,…Read moreRead less
Gibby was signed from Falkirk on a temporary transfer in early October 1956, and he featured regularly in our forward line, predominately being used as an inside forward, for the rest of the 1956-57 campaign. Upon his release from Falkirk that summer, he was permanently signed up at Gayfield and he would continue to be a regular feature in our front line over the next four seasons, playing in every game during the 1959-60 campaign in which he was mainly used on the right wing. He began to get less game time in the second half of the 1960-61 season, making just 7 starts after Christmas and he was allowed to leave on a free at the end of the campaign, going on to sign for Elgin City that summer.

Statistics

Apps
179
Goals
44
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.25
Minutes
16,140
Seasons
5
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1960-6129400
1959-6045700
1958-59371300
1957-58421400
1956-5726600

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 6 Oct 1956 · Left: 30 Apr 1961

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Tommy Gray13 Oct 195623 Mar 195720
Chris Anderson30 Mar 195716 Apr 1960128
John Prentice23 Apr 196019 Apr 196131

Timeline

  1. Born

    Aberdeen

  2. Signed

  10. Recorded contract end

  11. Died

    Aberdeen

Appearances (179)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
19 Apr 1961 Arbroath 2–2 Hamilton Accies Division Two1960-61 D
8 Apr 1961 Arbroath 0–0 East Stirling Division Two1960-61 D
25 Mar 1961 Arbroath 3–3 Alloa Division Two1960-61 D
18 Mar 1961 Falkirk 3–0 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 L
11 Mar 1961 Stirling 7–0 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 L
4 Feb 1961 Arbroath 3–0 Stranraer Division Two1960-61 W
28 Jan 1961 Queen's Park 2–3 Arbroath Scottish Cup1960-61 W
24 Dec 1960 Arbroath 1–3 Dumbarton Division Two1960-61 L
26 Nov 1960 Arbroath 2–1 Morton Division Two1960-61 W
19 Nov 1960 Alloa 4–0 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 L
12 Nov 1960 Arbroath 1–3 Falkirk Division Two1960-61 L
5 Nov 1960 Arbroath 1–1 Stirling Division Two1960-61 D
29 Oct 1960 East Fife 1–2 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 W
22 Oct 1960 Hamilton Accies 2–1 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 L
19 Oct 1960 Dundee 6–2 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1960-61 L
15 Oct 1960 Arbroath 2–0 Berwick Rangers Division Two1960-61 W
8 Oct 1960 Stranraer 5–1 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 L
1 Oct 1960 Arbroath 4–0 Queen's Park Division Two1960-61 W
28 Sep 1960 Brechin City 2–1 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 L
24 Sep 1960 Arbroath 1–2 Queen of South Division Two1960-61 L
19 Sep 1960 Arbroath 3–2 Brechin City Division Two1960-61 W
17 Sep 1960 Albion Rovers 0–1 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 W
10 Sep 1960 Arbroath 2–1 Forfar Division Two1960-61 W
7 Sep 1960 Arbroath 0–3 Stenhousemuir Division Two1960-61 L
3 Sep 1960 Hamilton Accies 1–0 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1960-61 L
31 Aug 1960 St Johnstone 2–2 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1960-61 D
27 Aug 1960 Arbroath 2–2 Falkirk Scottish League Cup1960-61 D
24 Aug 1960 Montrose 4–0 Arbroath Division Two1960-61 L
20 Aug 1960 Arbroath 0–4 Hamilton Accies Scottish League Cup1960-61 L
30 Apr 1960 Motherwell 6–0 Arbroath Division One1959-60 L

Goals scored (44)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
26 Nov 1960 Arbroath 2–1 Morton Division Two1960-61 W 59′
1 Oct 1960 Arbroath 4–0 Queen's Park Division Two1960-61 W 17′
10 Sep 1960 Arbroath 2–1 Forfar Division Two1960-61 W 66′
31 Aug 1960 St Johnstone 2–2 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1960-61 D 44′
23 Apr 1960 Arbroath 1–3 Aberdeen Division One1959-60 L 41′ (pen.)
26 Mar 1960 Arbroath 2–3 Clyde Division One1959-60 L 49′ (pen.)
9 Mar 1960 Hearts 4–1 Arbroath Division One1959-60 L 43′
2 Jan 1960 Arbroath 6–2 St Mirren Division One1959-60 W 40′
19 Dec 1959 Arbroath 3–1 Motherwell Division One1959-60 W 32′
28 Nov 1959 Arbroath 2–1 Third Lanark Division One1959-60 W 20′
8 Aug 1959 Arbroath 2–0 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1959-60 W 88′
21 Mar 1959 Stranraer 1–3 Arbroath Division Two1958-59 W 80′
20 Dec 1958 Arbroath 3–1 Keith Dewar Shield1958-59 W 64′
25 Oct 1958 Arbroath 3–2 East Fife Division Two1958-59 W 64′
18 Oct 1958 Arbroath 4–1 Stenhousemuir Division Two1958-59 W 9′
13 Sep 1958 Alloa 2–3 Arbroath Division Two1958-59 W 61′
1 Sep 1958 Stranraer 3–4 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 11′
1 Sep 1958 Stranraer 3–4 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 48′
1 Sep 1958 Stranraer 3–4 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 50′
1 Sep 1958 Stranraer 3–4 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 51′
27 Aug 1958 Arbroath 4–0 Queen's Park Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 87′
23 Aug 1958 Alloa 2–5 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 27′
20 Aug 1958 Montrose 1–4 Arbroath Division Two1958-59 W 58′
16 Aug 1958 Arbroath 6–3 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 67′
10 May 1958Neutral venue Arbroath 3–2 Forfar Forfarshire Cup1957-58 W 63′