Montel Gibson

Montel Gibson (born 15 December 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Grimsby Town as a forward.

Montel Gibson
Personal information
Full name Montel Gibson
Date of birth (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Youth career
Highgate United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Notts County 5 (0)
2016 → Romulus (loan)
2016 → Barwell (loan)
2016–2017 → Hednesford Town (loan)
2017 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)
2017–2018 Ilkeston Town 28 (14)
2018 Redditch United
2018–2019 Bedworth United 14 (3)
2019–2020 Halesowen Town 46 (31)
2020– Grimsby Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 26 May 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Highgate United

Gibson began his career playing for Highgate United.

Notts County

Gibson was signed by League Two side Notts County following some impressive displays at Highgate United during the 2015–16 season, Montel made his debut for the club on 12 April 2016 in a home League Two 1–0 victory against Hartlepool United, coming on as a 81st minute substitute for matchwinner Jon Stead.[1] Montel went onto make a further 3 League Two substitute appearances in April 2016, a 5–0 away defeat to Mansfield Town, coming on again for Jon Stead on the 63rd minute,[2] a 3–1 away defeat to Barnet, coming on for Izale McLeod on the 62nd minute,[3] and a 2–1 home defeat to Cambridge United coming on for Alan Smith on the 74th minute.[4]

For the 2016–17 season, manager John Sheridan decided to give Montel some time out on loan. The first loan move came on 18 August 2016, when he joined Romulus [5]

Gibson's second loan came on 7 October 2016, when he joined Barwell on a months loan,[6] and made his debut on 10 October 2016 against Nantwich Town and received the man of the match award for his performance.[7]

Montel was again loaned out during the 2016–17 season, this time to Hednesford Town on 2 December 2016.[8]

Montel returned from his loan from Hednesford Town, and made his final appearance for Notts County in an away League Two 2–0 defeat to Grimsby Town. Montel again coming on as a substitute on the 70th minute for Jonathan Forte.[9]

Gibson's last loan of the season came on 17 February 2017 with Sutton Coldfield Town, he joined alongside teammate Dominic Brown-Hill on a youth loan.[10]

On 16 May 2017 Kevin Nolan announced the Notts County retained list, Montel's contract had expired, he was offered a chance to gain a new contract in pre-season, however this never came to fruition, and he left the club.[11]

Ilkeston Town

In July 2017 Montel signed for the newly formed Ilkeston Town, teaming up with manager Steve Chettle, and a full new first team squad.[12]

Following regular appearances for Ilkeston Town, it was confirmed that Gibson had left the club on 11 March 2018. Steve Chettle suggested that difficulty traveling from Birmingham was the main reason for the departure.[13]

Redditch United

On 16 March 2018 Gibson was signed by Tim Harris for Redditch United.[14]

New Redditch United manager Paul Davis gave Gibson a contract for the 2018–19 season, which he signed on 15 June 2018, along with teammates Jamie Ashmore, Luke Keen and Max Loveridge.[15]

Bedworth United

On 19 November 2018 Gibson moved to fellow Southern League Premier Central side Bedworth United.[16] He made his debut the following day in a home fixture against Tamworth, and hit the ground running, by scoring on his debut, giving his side the lead on the 36th minute, however Tamworth went onto win the match 4–1.[17]

Gibson scored his second goal for Bedworth in a home fixture against Leiston on 15 December 2018, scoring after 2 minutes in a 2–2 draw.[18] He added his third goal to his goalscoring tally on 19 January 2018, in a home fixture against AFC Rushden & Diamonds, which the away team won 3–1.[19]

Grimsby Town

Gibson signed for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town F.C.in August 2020.

Career statistics
As of match played 26 May 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2015–16 [20] League Two 4000000040
2016–17 [20] 1000000010
Total 50———50
Ilkeston Town 2017–18 Midland League Division One 2814———2814
Total 2814———2814
Redditch United 2017–18 Southern League Premier Division —————
2018–19 [21] Southern League Premier Central 85———85
Total 85———85
Bedworth United 2018–19 [22] Southern League Premier Central 143———143
Total 143———143
Career total 55220000005522

References
  1. "Notts County 1-0 Hartlepool United". bbc.co.uk. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. "Mansfield Town 5-0 Notts County". bbc.co.uk. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. "Barnet 3-1 Notts County". bbc.co.uk. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. "Notts County 1-2 Cambridge United". bbc.co.uk. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. "Gaining Experience". NottsCountyFC.co.uk. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. "Montel Gibson joins Barwell on Loan". Pitchero.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. "Montel Gibson delighted with debut performance against Nantwich Town". Pitchero.com. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. "Gibson joins Hednesford". NottsCountyFC.co.uk. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. "Grimsby Town 0-2 Notts County". bbc.co.uk. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. "Robbins joins The Royals". SCTFC.com. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. "Retained List 2017". NottsCountyFC.co.uk. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. "Chettle Builds New Squad Of Familiar Faces At Ilkeston". NonLeague.Pitchero.com. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  13. "Montel Gibson Leaves Ilkeston Town". NonLeague.Pitchero.com. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  14. "Harris Willing Reds To Find Their Ruthless Streak". Pitchero.com. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  15. "New First-Team Manager Begins 2018/2019 Preparations". Pitchero.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  16. "Ex-Notts County forward joins Bedworth United". NonLeagueDaily.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  17. "Bedworth United 1-4 Tamworth". TheLambs.co.uk. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  18. "Bedworth United 2-2 Leiston". LeistonFC.co.uk. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  19. "Bedworth United 1-3 AFC Rushden & Diamonds". AFCDiamonds.com. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  20. "Montel Gibson (Soccerbase)". Soccerbase.com. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  21. "Montel Gibson (Redditch): 2018/2019 Biography & Statistics". EvoStikLeagueSouthern.co.uk. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  22. "Montel Gibson (Bedworth): 2018/2019 Biography & Statistics". EvoStikLeagueSouthern.co.uk. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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