Charles Gibson

Charles Osborne Provis Gibson (27 October 1876 – 9 November 1931) was an English international rugby union player.

Born in Gateshead, Gibson was educated at Uppingham School and the University of Oxford.

Gateshead, a forward, was one of three brothers to play rugby for Newcastle club Northern and gain England caps. His siblings, George and Thomas, also represented the British Lions. He won a County Championship with Northumberland in 1898 and obtained his only England cap in a 1901 match against Wales at Cardiff.

An officer in the Northumberland Fusiliers, Gateshead served in France during World War I, mostly as a staff-captain with the 21st Division, until being badly wounded in 1918 and invalidated home. He was mentioned in dispatches and received the Military Cross, retiring as a brevet-colonel.

Gateshead, a solicitor by profession, was partner in a firm on Grey street in Newcastle.