Tom Gilbey (footballer)

Thomas Edmund Gilbey (20 January 1898 – 1962) was an English footballer who played professionally for Gillingham. Although he only made 11 Football League appearances for the Kent-based club, he was notable for scoring the Gills' first ever league goal, against Southampton in August 1920.^[1][2]

Tom Gilbey

Gilbey in Gillingham colours in 1920
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Edmund Gilbey
Date of birth	(1898-01-20)20 January 1898[1]
Place of birth	Bishop Auckland, England
Date of death	1962 (aged 63–64)[1]
Place of death	Bishop Auckland, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1920	Darlington
1920–?	Gillingham[1]	11	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
2. Triggs, Roger (1984). Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893-1984. Kent County Libraries. p. 11.