Former City great to hold book launch at St James Park

Exeter City are delighted to announce that former midfielder Davie Gibson will be visiting the club shop at St James Park on Wednesday 5 June for a book signing, to celebrate the release of his biography: Gibbo – The Davie Gibson Story.

Davie will be available to meet and sign autographs between 5pm and 6pm at his Exeter City book launch.  Gibbo’s former teammate Alan Banks will also be in attendance, with other special guests to be confirmed.

Originally from Edinburgh, Davie played for Exeter City during the early-1970s, having previously represented Hibs, Leicester and Aston Villa.  He was a legend at Filbert Street – widely considered one of Leicester’s all-time greats – and he was goalscorer for the club in both legs of the 1964 League Cup final as the Foxes triumphed over Stoke City.  The release of his new book marks the 50th anniversary of his FA Cup final appearance for Leicester against Manchester United at Wembley in 1963.  He also represented the Scottish national team on seven occasions.

Gibbo joined the Grecians from Villa in 1972, and saw out the remaining days of his playing career at St James Park. In total, he featured 71 times during two-and-a-half years, and scored three goals for the club from the centre of the park.

He remained in Devon after hanging up his boots, as he ran a seed and garden shop in Exmouth.  He later returned to the East Midlands to work as a postman. He is fondly remembered by those that had the pleasure of watching him play.

In the book, author Chris Westcott chronicles life on and off the field for Gibbo and provides a humorous glimpse into the lives of some of football’s great names, and a rich selection of anecdotes that captivate life as a footballer during the 1960s and 1970s.

As Gibbo himself explains: “The book is really about a wee boy from a miners row who made it to the top as a professional footballer.  There were no TVs, Computers or iPads when I was growing up so we spent all out time practicing out football skills with a ‘tanner ba’.”

So fans are cordially invited to make Gibbo welcome on his return to St James Park, almost 40 years after he retired from the game with the Grecians.

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