Alex Gibb

Alex Gibb
Personal information
Full name	Alex Gibb
Date of birth	1888 or 1889
Place of birth	Leinster, Ireland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left half
Youth career
	Musselburgh Union
	Newton Grange
	Musselburgh Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1911–?	Bundamba Athletic
0000–1923	Bundamba Rangers
1923–?	South Brisbane Scottish
International career
1922–1923	Australia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Gibb (or Alec) was an Australian soccer player who played half-back with Queensland clubs and the Queensland and Australia national teams. Gibb is recognised as Australia's first international captain, and was awarded Socceroo cap number one retrospectively in 2000 by Football Federation Australia, for Australia's first Test match against New Zealand, played in 1922.^[2]

^ "No. 11 of the Series". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 19 September 1945. p. 20 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Injuries force Socceroo changes for Ghana match". sportsaustralia.com. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

[1] "No. 11 of the Series". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 19 September 1945. p. 20 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[sa1-2] "Injuries force Socceroo changes for Ghana match". sportsaustralia.com. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

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