William Gibson (rugby union)

William Gibson (2 January 1865 – 2 January 1924) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Amateur career
He played for Royal HSFP.

Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in December 1891.

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in December 1894.

International career
He was capped fourteen times for Scotland between 1891 and 1895.

Business career
He was a teller in the Commercial Bank of Scotland on George Street, Edinburgh.

Family
His parents were John Gibson and Jane Ross. They had 5 sons including William.

Death
The notice in The Scotsman newspaper stated that Gibson died suddenly.

His funeral took place in the Grange cemetery.

Confirmation to his estate went to his brother and next of kin Thomas Gibson, who was a Writer to the Signet. William Gibson left £1547 and 3 shillings in his estate.