Eppie Gibson

Eppie Gibson
Gibson, c.1954
Personal information
Full nameEdward Gibson
Born(1927-11-27)27 November 1927
Northumberland, England
Died18 January 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 90)
Workington, Cumbria, England
Playing information
PositionCentre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–57 Workington Town 335 145 17 2 473
1957–61 Whitehaven 88 20 15 90
Total 423 165 32 2 563
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–57 Cumberland 17 3 0 0 9
1947–53 England 4 2 0 0 6
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
195762 Whitehaven
197173 Workington Town
Total 0 0 0 0
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Edward "Eppie" Gibson (27 November 1927 – 18 January 2018), was an English rugby league player who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, as a centre, or stand-off, and was player-coach (later coach only) for Whitehaven.