Edward Gibson

Edward "Eppie" Gibson (27 November 1927 – 18 January 2018), was an English rugby league player who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, as a , or ,

Eppie Gibson played in Cumberland's 5–4 victory over Australia in the 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.

Workington won their first (and to date only) Championship in 1950–51; Gibson scored two tries in the Championship Final in the 26–11 victory over Warrington at Maine Road. The following season Gibson played at centre as Workington won the Challenge Cup in 1952 (the first time in the club's history) as they beat Featherstone Rovers 18–10 at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.

Gibson died on 18 January 2018, aged 90, in Workington.