Gordon Nisbet
Gordon James Mackay Nisbet (born 18 September 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 600 league appearances in English football.
Nisbet began his career as a goalkeeper but was later converted into a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon James Mackay Nisbet | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Northumberland Schools | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1976 | West Bromwich Albion | 136 | (0) |
| 1976–1980 | Hull City | 193 | (1) |
| 1980–1987 | Plymouth Argyle | 281 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | Exeter City | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 622 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992 | Plymouth Argyle (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Wallsend, Nisbet played youth football for Northumberland Schools. When he left school at the age of eighteen in 1969, he signed for West Bromwich Albion, and also played league football for Hull City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.
International career
Nisbet earned one cap for the England under-23 team in 1972.
Coaching career
Nisbet was caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle, alongside Alan Gillett, for two games in 1992.
After football
After finishing his professional football career in 1988, Nisbet continued to play non-League football, and later joined the Devon and Cornwall Police.
References
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Gordon Nisbet, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.