Liam Gibson

Gibson's current-season form is up 160% on last season (Season 5→13), while his Rating eased 21→18. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Harrogate Town · 23rd	17	0	3	6.84	18	13
2024/25	Harrogate Town · 18th	19	0	0	6.73	21	5
2023/24	Harrogate Town · 13th	29	0	0	6.91	28	22
2022/23	Morecambe · 22nd	43	0	1	6.77	46	40
2021/22	Morecambe · 19th	29	1	1	6.87	42	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

L. Gibson is a 29-year-old full-back at Harrogate Town, rated 18.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gibson.

On the season, Gibson graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.705 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 29 Gibson is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downStepped up 2021/22

18.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

12.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.3%

Minutes

limited game time

4.71

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Harrogate Town finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

4.71

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Defensive volume. 4.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 18.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.202

Goal contribution / 900.202

Defensive actions / 904.705

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.067

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 29, Gibson sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gibson's projected Rating — 18.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions20

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

HHartlepoolJul 2026 – nowFree

Harrogate TownJul 2023 – Jul 2026Free

MMorecambeuntil Jul 2023

Newcastle(back from loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2023

Grimsby(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2020

Accrington ST(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

GGateshead(on loan)Nov 2015 – Jan 2019

Newcastleuntil Nov 2015

About L. Gibson

Liam Steven Gibson is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for Harrogate Town, born on April 25, 1997 in Stanley, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England. Harrogate Town currently sit 23rd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, L. Gibson has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists across 1,339 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

L. Gibson's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Harrogate Town face Boreham Wood away in the National League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Gibson at 18.2 with a Season form score of 12.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, L. Gibson has totalled 191 club appearances with 1 goal and 7 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 43 appearances for Morecambe.

L. Gibson's career has also included time at HHartlepool, MMorecambe, Newcastle, Grimsby, Accrington ST and GGateshead.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Harrogate Town finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points