Dick Gibson (footballer)

Richard Gibson (13 July 1866 – 28 October 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and an umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dick Gibson
Personal information
Full name Richard Gibson
Nickname(s) Hockey
Date of birth (1866-07-13)13 July 1866
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 28 October 1943(1943-10-28) (aged 77)
Place of death Ascot Vale, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1886–1890 North Melbourne (VFA) 073 (22)
1891–1896 South Melbourne (VFA) 115 (25)
1897–1898 South Melbourne 029 0(9)
Total 217 (56)
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
1899–1909 VFL Field umpire 98
1905–1909 VFL Boundary umpire 03
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of George Thomas Gibson (1828–1879),[1][2][3] and Margaret Gibson (1837–1882), née Slaven,[4] Richard Gibson was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 13 July 1866.

He married Abigail Mary Snow (1868–1936) on 23 July 1890.[5][6]

Footballer

After playing for North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the VFA, Dick "Hockey" Gibson was a member of the inaugural South Melbourne VFL team in 1897 and vice-captained the club in his two VFL seasons.

Umpire

He became the first VFL player to umpire a Grand Final in 1903 when he was the field umpire for the 1903 VFL Grand Final. In all he officiated in 98 VFL matches as a field umpire and also appeared as a boundary umpire three times.

Death

He died at his home in Ascot Vale, Victoria on 28 October 1943.[7][8]

See also

Notes
  1. Funeral Notices, The Age, (Friday, 10 October 1879), p.4.
  2. Shocking Accident in the Bay, The Argus, (Thursday, 9 October 1879), p.7.
  3. Fatal Accident, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 11 October 1879), p.19.
  4. Funeral Notices, The Age, (Saturday, 18 March 1882), p.12.
  5. Marriages: Gibson—Snow, The Age, (Saturday, 23 August 1890), p.5.
  6. Deaths: Gibson, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 January 1936), p.1.
  7. Deaths: Gibson, The Age, (Friday, 29 October 1943), p.5.
  8. "Dick" Gibson, Famous Footballer, Dies: Great Ruckman in The 90's, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 30 October 1943), p.1.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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