Bobby Gibb

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Bobby Gibb

• Bobby Gibb, 1952 (HA) Robert Gibb was born on Sunday, 5th February, 1922, in Bo'ness, Stirlingshire. The 5' 10½ (11st 10lbs) defender signed for Donald Turner's Thistle on Tuesday, 3rd September, 1946, having most recently been with Bo'ness United. Aged 26, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 29th January, 1949, in a 2-2 draw away to Rangers in the SFL First Division. Bobby scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 3rd September, 1949, in a 4-2 win at home to Dundee in the League Cup. He scored his second and final goal for the club on Saturday, 18th February, 1956, in a 3-1 win at home to Brechin City in the Scottish Cup. He played his last game for Thistle on Saturday, 23rd February, 1957, in a 5-1 defeat away to Dundee in the SFL First Division, having clocked up an impressive 282 appearances as a Jag. His club-list included Bo'ness United, Partick Thistle and East Stirlingshire. Bobby died in September, 2002, aged 80. * * If you can help us to improve any of these marked points on The Thistle Archive, then please do get in touch →

Every Goal

compiled from our All Games criteria.

27y, 6m, 29d		03.09.1949 Dundee [h] W4-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 6)
34y, 0m, 13d		18.02.1956 Brechin City [h] W3-1 (Scottish Cup 6th Round)

Thistle Honours

	1949 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Winner
	1951 - GLASGOW CUP Winner
	1951 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Runner-up
	1952 - GLASGOW CUP Winner
	1953 - LEAGUE CUP Runner-up
	1954 - LEAGUE (1st tier) Third place
	1954 - GLASGOW CUP Winner
	1956 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Runner-up
	1956 - LEAGUE CUP Runner-up

the decisive games…

1949 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Sat-07-May-1949 [n] W2-1* Celtic (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) * after extra-time (1-1, 90 mins) Hampden. Howitt opened the scoring (17) when he guided a shot blocked by the keeper into the net. Celtic equalised (28) and it remained 1-1 into extra time. Walker raced on to a MacKenzie cross, beat a defender and scored (97). Thistle were the better team, their young players unphased by the occasion. Davie Meiklejohn

1951 - GLASGOW CUP Mon-26-Mar-1951 [n] W3-2 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Final replay) Hampden. 51,300 braved wind, rain and sleet and saw a 1st-time shot by Walker from a corner put Thistle ahead (2). Celtic equalised then they went ahead. With Crawford limping on the wing, Forsyth scored with his only goal and pen for the club (hotly disputed, 80) then Walker got the winner from a Sharp pass (88). Davie Meiklejohn

1951 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Mon-07-May-1951 [n] L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) Hampden. Thistle survived a double scare in the first minute. Rangers were far from impressive but they scored (19) with a lob that deceived Ledgerwood. A Howitt free-kick went just over. The game was “shockingly bad” (GH) but Rangers headed in (56). Apart from MacKenzie, the forwards were poor. Davie Meiklejohn

1952 - GLASGOW CUP Mon-29-Sep-1952 [n] W3-1 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final) Hampden. Thistle were the more skilful side and Howitt was the best forward on view. Rangers scored (21) but Howitt levelled (43) then he dummied a defender and shot from the edge of the box to make it 2-1 (67). Rangers hit the bar (85) before MacKenzie picked his spot (89) with the Rangers' defence AWOL. Davie Meiklejohn

1953 - LEAGUE CUP Sat-24-Oct-1953 [n] L2-3 East Fife (League Cup Final) Hampden. A freak shot from the goal line (3) and a trundler following the break of the ball (7) shocked Thistle until h-t. MacKenzie played one of his best ever games and Walker shot home his cross (47). MacKenzie himself crashed home the equaliser (74) but a fine 20-yard shot (87) - one of the few East Fife had - won it. Davie Meiklejohn

1954 - SFL DIVISION A Sat-24-Apr-1954 [h] W5-1 Falkirk (SFL Division A - game 30) A pen (23) cancelled out Wright's header (16). In the 2nd half Thistle hit the woodwork 4 times. McInnes scored direct from a corner (71), Kerr (pen, 75), Wright (77) and Sharp scored just on the final whistle for an easy win. 3rd place confirmed 2 days later after Rangers v Hibs 2-2 draw. Thistle finished top (yes, top!) scorers with 76 goals. Davie Meiklejohn

1954 - GLASGOW CUP Mon-27-Sep-1954 [n] W2-0 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final) Hampden. After the equivalent of 17 games in 45 days, and against the odds, Thistle were “overwhelmingly superior” (GH) yet they were without the injured Bell for most of the 2nd half. They should have been 2-up before McParland's glorious 18-yard drive (18). Harvey's 25-yarder (81) made sure for the young JAGS side. Davie Meiklejohn

1956 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Sat-12-May-1956 [n] L2-4 Third Lanark (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) Hampden. Thirds (mid-table in Div 2) played 3 Scottish internationalists from England as guest players. They took the lead (18) but Davidson (free-kick, 33) and Sharp (36) scored. Thistle played poorly and adopted crude tactics whereas Thirds played some fine football and deserved to win with 2 further goals (70 and 77). Davie Meiklejohn

1956 - LEAGUE CUP Wed-31-Oct-1956 [n] L0-3 Celtic (League Cup Final replay) Hampden. Thistle were weakened by injuries but contained Celtic in a dull 1st half. Goals (49, 51 and 59) - some aided by poor defending - saw Thistle off. Collins, Kerr and Mathers tried hard but spirit alone wasn't enough and the makeshift defence inevitably wilted. “Celtic were faster and stronger” (GH). Davie Meiklejohn

• Listed per out Honours list criteria.
• Players who have contributed an appearance in any given tournament are included.

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