Tom Gilbey (footballer)

Tom Gilbey
Gilbey in Gillingham colours in 1920
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edmund Gilbey
Date of birth (1898-01-20)20 January 1898
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Date of death 1962 (aged 6364)
Place of death Bishop Auckland, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1920 Darlington
1920–? Gillingham 11 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Edmund Gilbey (20 January 1898 – 1962) was an English footballer who played professionally for Gillingham. Although he only made 11 Football League appearances for the Kent-based club, he was notable for scoring the Gills' first ever league goal, against Southampton in August 1920.