Club career Gibson started his professional career with his hometown club
Batley, making his debut in April 1982 against
Keighley. During January 1986, Gibson transferred from Batley to
Leeds for a fee of £50,000. Gibson set an enduring record for Leeds of 91 consecutive appearances for the club before a bout of food poisoning ended his run. Gibson played as an
substitute (replacing
John Basnett) in Leeds' 14–15 defeat by
St Helens in the
1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the
1987–88 season at
Central Park,
Wigan on 9 January 1988. Gibson played and scored two
tries in Leeds' 33–12 victory over
Castleford in the
1988 Yorkshire Cup Final during the
1988–89 season at
Elland Road,
Leeds on 16 October 1988. On Boxing Day 1992, Gibson suffered a broken leg in a league match against Castleford. Gibson missed the rest of the
1992–93 season as a result of the injury, and it would turn out to be his last appearance for the club, as he was sold to
Featherstone Rovers in August 1993 for a fee of £15,000.
Representative honours Gibson won
caps for
Great Britain in 1985 against France (sub), in 1990 against France, Papua New Guinea (2-games), New Zealand (3-games), and Australia (3-games), and in 1991 against France. Gibson was selected for
Yorkshire County XIII while at
Batley during the
1985–86 season. ==References==