James Davidson Gibson was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer who played for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed The Rabs or The Roy, they were formed in 1878...

, Glasgow Ashfield, Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle F.C.

Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...

 and Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

. His career spanned 19 years, from 1917 to 1936.

He played half-back and was regarded as one of the best players in that position at that time. He played almost 200 games for Partick before a transfer to Villa for a then-record fee of £7,500.

He made 225 appearances for Villa and was capped eight times by Scotland

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...

. The highlight of his career was when he partnered Jimmy McMullan

Jimmy McMullan

Jimmy McMullan was a Scottish football player and manager. McMullan won 16 Scotland caps as a player at half-back and was part of the famous "Wembley Wizards" side of 1928.-Early life:...

 in the dominant Scottish midfield of the "Wembley Wizards

Wembley Wizards

- Aftermath :When asked for his comment after the game, Alex James simply beamed a smile and said, “We could have had ten!”Back in Scotland the pubs did rather well and the newspapers were not slow in piling praise on the heads of those little no-hopers of the Scottish side...

" that defeated England

England national football team

The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

 5-1 in 1928.

His father Neilly Gibson

Neilly Gibson

Neil "Neilly" Gibson was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Partick Thistle and the Scotland national team.Gibson joined Rangers in 1894 from junior side Royal Albert...

 was also a Scottish international, who also played for Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

 and Partick, while brothers Neil and Willie

Willie Gibson (footballer born 1898)

William "Willie" Gibson was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half.-Career:Born in Larkhall, Gibson played for Ayr United, before moving to Newcastle United, where he made over 120 appearances in the Football League....

were also players.

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