Victor Gibson


Arthur Henry Gibson, known as Victor Gibson was an English professional football player and coach active in Spain and France.

Early and personal life

Arthur Henry Gibson was born in Woolwich in 1888. He married in 1910 and had an infant daughter who died. He divorced his English wife in 1938 and married a Frenchwoman in 1939, with whom he also had a daughter.

Playing career

Under the name 'Victor Gibson' he moved from amateur side Plumstead to Spanish side Espanyol in 1911. After a year in Spain he moved to French side Olympique Cettois.

Coaching career

Gibson coached the club sides of FC Cette, Montpellier, Marseille, Sochaux, SC Bastidienne and Hispano-Bastidienne.

Later life and death

He returned to England in the 1930s, working as a gardener or groundsman. He divorced his English wife in 1938 and married a Frenchwoman in 1939, with whom he also had a daughter. He died in Ruislip in 1958.