Paul Gibson

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Paul Bernard Gibson
Born
Wednesday, 19th January, 1944
Current Age
80 years and 89 days
Place Of Birth
Young, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Greg Gibson
Cousin
Charlie Gibson

Biography

Manly junior was a winger, centre and five eighth with four clubs before pursuing a career in politics. The father of former Manly and Penrith player Greg Gibson was the Labor MP for Londonderry during the 1980s and 1990s before successfully contesting the seat of Blacktown in the 1999 State Election.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

A product of Young in South/West NSW he joined his cousin Charlie at Souths in 1962 then moved to Wests in 1963 he returned home to Young in 1964 but broke his leg then played at Young also in 1965. He returned to Sydney in 1966 to play with Manly then moved to Parramatta in 1967/68 & finally Penrith in 1969 where he stayed until he retired in 1972.

Won the NSW seat of Londonderry for the Labor Party in 1988 State Election which he held until 1999 then won the seat of Blacktown which he held until 2011.

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Craven Mild Cup 20 2 5   - 16 8 10 2 40.00% List
NRL 55 11 9   - 51 26 29 0 47.27% List
NRL Finals 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths NSWRFL 1962 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1963 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1966 13 3 7   - 23 9 4 0 69.23% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1967 16 3 -   - 9 7 9 0 43.75% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1968 7 2 -   - 6 4 3 0 57.14% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1969 7 2 2   - 10 2 5 0 28.57% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1970 9 1 -   - 3 3 6 0 33.33% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths 1962 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Western Suburbs 1963 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Manly 1966 13 3 7   - 23 9 4 0 69.23% List
Parramatta 1967-68 23 5 -   - 15 11 12 0 47.83% List
Penrith 1969-70 16 3 2   - 13 5 11 0 31.25% List
Overall1962-1970 55 11 9   0 51 26 29 0 47.27% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner