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Gordon Nisbet

Gordon Nisbet

English footballer and manager

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.[3]

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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.[4][5][6][7]

International career

Nisbet earned one cap for the England under-23 team in 1972.[8]

Coaching career

Nisbet was caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle, alongside Alan Gillett, for two games in 1992.[3]

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

  1. [1]
    "Gordon Nisbet". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. [3]
    "Gordon Nisbet / Alan Gillett". Greens On Screen. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  4. [4]
    "WEST BROMWICH ALBION : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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    "HULL CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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    "PLYMOUTH ARGYLE : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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    "EXETER CITY : 1946/47 - 2002/03". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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    "Where are they now?". BBC Sport. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2009.


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