Gordon Nisbet

Gordon Nisbet

Personal information
Full name	Gordon James Mackay Nisbet
Date of birth	1951 (age 72–73)
Place of birth	Wallsend, England
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
	Northumberland Schools
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1976	West Bromwich Albion	136	(0)
1976–1980	Hull City	193	(1)
1980–1987	Plymouth Argyle	281	(14)
1987–1988	Exeter City	12	(0)
Total		622	(15)
International career
1972	England U23	1	(0)
Managerial career
1992	Plymouth Argyle (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon James Mackay Nisbet (born 1951) is a retired English professional footballer who made over 600 league appearances in English football. Nisbet began his career as a goalkeeper but was later converted into a right back.

Career

Club career

Born in Wallsend, Nisbet played youth football for Northumberland Schools. When he left school at the age of eighteen in 1969, he signed for West Bromwich Albion, and also played league football for Hull City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.

International career

Nisbet earned one cap for the England under-23 team in 1972.

Coaching career

Nisbet was caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle, alongside Alan Gillett, for two games in 1992.

After football

After finishing his professional football career in 1988, Nisbet continued to play non-League football, and later joined the Devon and Cornwall Police.