Dick Gibson (footballer)

Dick Gibson
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Full name	Dick Gibson
Date of birth	13 July 1866
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897-98	South Melbourne	29 (9)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1898 season .

Dick Gibson (born 13 July 1866) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gibson was a member of the inaugural South Melbourne team in 1897 and vice-captained the club in his two seasons. 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 100 VFL matches as a field umpire and also appeared as a boundary umpire four times.

References

• Dick Gibson (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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Name	Gibson, Dick
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Date of birth	13 July 1866
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