Nigel James Gibbs
Full-back (1983-2002)
Role models don’t come any better in professional football than this long-serving one-club man. A knee injury shortly after his appointment as club captain in 1992 put him out of the game for over two years, and then he got badly hurt again, but recovered to continue one of the great Watford careers. Nigel Gibbs made his senior début in a UEFA Cup tie two days after becoming a professional, and he came to monopolize the right-back position, making more Football League appearances for the club than anyone else but Luther Blissett and Duncan Welbourne, and in all first-team competitions more than anyone except Blissett. But for the injuries he would very probably have gone on to set appearance records far in advance of everyone else. Although rarely among the goals, he once scored in both legs of a Football League Cup tie against Darlington.
West Herts / Watford Career
FA Premier League / Football League Career
| Season | Club | Apps | Subs | Goals | League Status and Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983/1984 | WATFORD | 2 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 11th of 22 | |
| 1984/1985 | WATFORD | 11 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 11th of 22 | |
| 1985/1986 | WATFORD | 40 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 12th of 22 | |
| 1986/1987 | WATFORD | 14 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 9th of 22 | |
| 1987/1988 | WATFORD | 30 | Football League Division 1 - 20th of 21 (Relegated) | ||
| 1988/1989 | WATFORD | 48 | 1 | Football League Division 2 - 4th of 24 | |
| 1989/1990 | WATFORD | 41 | Football League Division 2 - 15th of 24 | ||
| 1990/1991 | WATFORD | 34 | Football League Division 2 - 20th of 24 | ||
| 1991/1992 | WATFORD | 43 | 1 | Football League Division 2 - 10th of 24 | |
| 1992/1993 | WATFORD | 7 | Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) - 16th of 24 | ||
| 1994/1995 | WATFORD | 9 | 2 | Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) - 7th of 24 | |
| 1995/1996 | WATFORD | 8 | 1 | Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) - 23rd of 24 (Relegated) | |
| 1996/1997 | WATFORD | 43 | 2 | 1 | Football League Division 2 (3rd tier) - 13th of 24 |
| 1997/1998 | WATFORD | 34 | 4 | 1 | Football League Division 2 (3rd tier) - 1st of 24 (Promoted) |
| 1998/1999 | WATFORD | 10 | 1 | Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) - 5th of 24 (Promoted) | |
| 1999/2000 | WATFORD | 11 | 6 | FA Premier League - 20th of 20 (Relegated) | |
| 2000/2001 | WATFORD | 3 | 3 | Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) - 9th of 24 | |
| 2001/2002 | WATFORD | 1 | Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) - 14th of 24 |