Terry Hibbitt

Terry Hibbitt
Personal information
Full name Terence Arthur Hibbitt
Date of birth (1947-12-01)1 December 1947
Place of birth Bradford, England
Date of death 5 August 1994(1994-08-05) (aged 46)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1962–1965 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1971 Leeds United 63 (11)
1971–1975 Newcastle United 138 (7)
1975–1978 Birmingham City 110 (11)
1978–1981 Newcastle United 90 (5)
1981–1986 Gateshead 130 (7)
Total 531 (41)
International career
1986 England National Game XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1986 Gateshead
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence Arthur Hibbitt (1 December 1947 – 5 August 1994) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United, Newcastle United and Birmingham City. His brother Kenny was also a professional footballer. Hibbitt died of cancer in 1994, aged just 46.[2]

During his time at Leeds he played in the second leg of the 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final as they defeated Ferencváros on aggregate. He also made 12 appearances (and scored 3 goals) as they won the First Division in 1968–69.[3][4]

Gateshead

Hibbitt went on to play non-league football with Gateshead until 1986, during which time he also coached the team. He made 130 appearances in all competitions for Gateshead, scoring seven goals.[5]

Honours

Leeds United

Newcastle United

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1979). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1979–80. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-354-09083-6.
  2. ↑ Musgrove, Andrew (15 November 2020). "Remembering Terry Hibbitt – and why no-one has ever matched the NUFC legend". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final Second Leg". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Leeds United: Season 1968 – 1969: Division One". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "HeedArmy Stats 1977–1990". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354-09018-6.
  • Terry Hibbitt at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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