James Gibbons (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 March 1998 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Vale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Leek Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 11 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
James Gibbons (born 16 March 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for League One side Port Vale.
Playing career
Gibbons turned professional at Port Vale in April 2016.[2] He joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Leek Town on a one-month loan on 17 September 2016, and made his debut for the club later that day in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield.[3] He damaged an abductor muscle in the game and was ruled out of action for three weeks.[4] He made his senior debut for the "Valiants" as a 60th-minute substitute for Paulo Tavares in a 4–0 victory over Hartlepool United in an FA Cup tie at Vale Park on 4 December 2016.[5]
Style of play
Gibbons is a right-back, though can also fill in at left-back, and has been described as a "little terrier" by former manager Rob Page.[6]
Statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leek Town (loan) | 2016–17 | Northern Premier League Division One South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 2016–17[7] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Port Vale FC Player Profiles". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (26 April 2016). "Vale hand professional contracts to Dan Turner, Harry Pickering and James Gibbons". The Sentinel. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (17 September 2016). "Port Vale: James Gibbons makes debut for Leek Town". The Sentinel. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Latest news from Leek Town FC". Leek Post & Times. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Port Vale v Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (29 April 2016). "Port Vale: Scouting report on new signings Dan Turner, James Gibbons and Harry Pickering". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by James Gibbons in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.