Playing Career
Born in Bridport, Dorset, Gibson started his career with Aston Villa where he won the First Division in 1980–81 followed by the European Cup and European Super Cup in 1982. He was transferred to Manchester United in 1985, and remained there for five years, though by the time of their FA Cup victory in 1990 he was rarely involved in first team games due to manager Alex Ferguson's decision to field Lee Martin as left back.
In September 1990, he joined Port Vale on loan, scoring on his debut at left back in a 3–2 defeat at Hull City on 29 September. He returned to Manchester the next month after a further five games for the Valiants. He left United for Leicester City in December 1990 for £100,000.
He did well at Filbert Street, helping them avoid relegation from the Second Division in 1990-91 before playing his part in the revival under new manager Brian Little. After two successive playoff final defeats, he finally helped Leicester reach the top flight (by then the Premier League) in 1994 with a 2-1 win over local rivals Derby County at Wembley Stadium.
However, Gibson was not part of Leicester's first top flight season of the 1990s, as he signed for Third Division Walsall and helped them win promotion before retiring from playing.
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