Albert Henry Gibbons was an English professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford and Bradford Park Avenue.
14 Facts About Jackie Gibbons
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Jackie Gibbons re-joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939, but failed to make an appearance in his second spell with the White Hart Lane club.
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Across his two spells with Brentford, Jackie Gibbons made a total of 71 appearances and scored 19 goals before retiring in February 1949.
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Jackie Gibbons became manager of Second Division club Brentford in February 1949, taking over from Harry Curtis, the most successful manager in the club's history.
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Jackie Gibbons had been groomed to succeed Curtis at the helm.
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In March 1949, Jackie Gibbons brought former Bradford Park Avenue teammate and future England manager Ron Greenwood to the club he supported as a boy and later named him captain.
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Jackie Gibbons resigned in August 1952 and was replaced by his assistant, Jimmy Bain.
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Jackie Gibbons took charge of the Israel national football team in 1956.
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In September 1956, Jackie Gibbons presided over Israel's campaign in the inaugural AFC Asian Cup, defeating Hong Kong and South Vietnam on the way to finishing as runners-up to South Korea.
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Jackie Gibbons moved to South Africa to manage clubs Rangers and Transvaal.
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Jackie Gibbons accepted his final managerial position in 1966, when he was named as manager of Kenya.
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Jackie Gibbons stayed in the job until October 1967, when he was replaced by his assistant, Elijah Lidonde.
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Jackie Gibbons was called up to the Football Association representative team for a tour of South Africa in 1939.
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Jackie Gibbons scored six goals in six caps for England Amateurs in 1938 and 1939 and won one cap for the full England team during the Second World War.