Four Grecian greats to attend Davie Gibson’s book launch at St James Park

Several of Davie Gibson’s former teammates will be at St James Park between 5pm-6pm on Wednesday 5 June, to welcome Gibbo back to the Park and to attend their former colleague’s book launch.

The four guests that are booked in to be there racked up over an astonishing 1,000 appearances in City colours during their playing careers.  So City fans are being urged to come and meet some of Davie’s former teammates and true greats of their club, who will also be in attendance.

Among the guests joining Gibbo will be Keith Bowker and Jimmy Blain.  Bowker, originally from the Midlands, moved to St James Park after departing Birmingham City – and went on to make over 200 appearances for the Grecians over two spells, including playing with Gibbo when he first arrived in the south-west.  Meanwhile Blain played over 300 times for the Grecians (mainly as a left-back but competent all over the pitch), after making the long journey south from Carlisle.  He was voted the Grecians’ Player of the Year in the 1966/67 season and left the club the same summer as Gibbo retired.

Two other City legends in the form of Alan Banks and Jimmy Giles – Banksy and Giler – will be in attendance.  The pair played nearly 600 games between them in City colours – their careers at the Park overlapping Gibbo’s stay – and they are still regulars at the club, by helping out in matchday hospitality and they still act as two of the mainstays in the club’s former players’ association.

Davie’s biography, entitled Gibbo – the Davie Gibson Story – chronicles life as a footballer in the 1960s and 1970s.  The midfielder retired from the game in 1974 – almost 40 years ago – bringing a close to a two-and-a-half year spell with the Grecians and calling time on a playing career that had spanned almost two decades.

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