Ali Gibb

Alistair Stuart Gibb (born 17 February 1976) is a former footballer, who is currently Senior Academy Physiotherapist at League Two club Bolton Wanderers. He joined Bath after his release from Hartlepool United in 2008. The former Norwich City player was signed by Hartlepool on transfer deadline day in August 2006.

Ali Gibb
Personal information
Full name Alistair Stuart Gibb[1]
Date of birth (1976-02-17) 17 February 1976
Place of birth Salisbury, England
Playing position(s) Right midfield
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers (Academy physio)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Norwich City 0 (0)
1995–1996 → Northampton Town (loan) 23 (2)
1996–2000 Northampton Town 108 (2)
2000–2004 Stockport County 158 (7)
2004–2006 Bristol Rovers 64 (2)
2006–2008 Hartlepool United 31 (0)
2008 → Notts County (loan) 9 (0)
2008–2009 Bath City 0 (0)
2009 → Yate Town (loan) 1 (0)
2009 Newport County 0 (0)
2009 Almondsbury Town 0 (0)
Total 394 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gibb was a versatile right sided player, who usually played on the right wing. He began his career at Norwich City before moving to Northampton Town. He then played over 150 games for Stockport County before joining Bristol Rovers in 2004. He joined Notts County on loan in January 2008.

After signing for Bath City in the summer of 2008, Gibb broke his ankle during pre-season training and was unable to play for seven months. He was loaned to Yate Town in February 2009 in order to regain match fitness.[2]

Post Playing Career

Gibb has held physiotherapist posts at Shrewsbury Town and former club Stockport. As of 2017, he is the Senior Academy Physiotherapist at Football League One club Bolton Wanderers.[3]

Personal life

Gibb studied at the University of Salford for a degree in Physiotherapy, graduating in 2015 with first class honours and the highest marks in the part-time degree cohort.[4]

Honours

Northampton Town

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References
  1. Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Rob Iles (13 February 2009). "Football: Chenoweth leaves Yate to join Almondsbury Town". Gazette. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  3. Marc Iles (10 January 2017). "Bolton Wanderers boss Phil Parkinson says players are "enjoying playing at home again" this season". Bolton News. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. "PFA members graduate from the University of Salford". Professional Footballer's Association. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. Fox, Norman (25 May 1997). "Football: Swansea run over by Frain". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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