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William Gibson (footballer, born 1926)

Scottish footballer, born 1926 (1926–1995)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 23, 2025
Entity authorityQ8009861 ↗
Source-derived summary

William Gibson (17 September 1926 – 21 January 1995) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “William Gibson (footballer, born 1926)” is scottish footballer, born 1926 (1926–1995). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through William, Gibson and footballer, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1926, 1995—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1926-09-17. For this dossier, William, Gibson and footballer is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “scottish footballer, born 1926 (1926–1995)” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q8009861. VIAF identifies the subject as 4086168. The Library of Congress control number is n90606221. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1926 and 1995.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “William Gibson (footballer, born 1926)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow William Gibson (footballer, born 1926) primary sources, William Gibson (footballer, born 1926) archive and William research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “William Gibson (footballer, born 1926)”?
  2. Which claims depend on a single source or contested interpretation?
  3. Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “William Gibson (footballer, born 1926)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.