Terry Hibbitt

Terry Hibbitt
Personnel
Surname	Terence Arthur Hibbitt
birthday	December 1, 1947
place of birth	Bradford ,  England
date of death	5th August 1994
Place of death	Newcastle-upon-Tyne ,  England
position	midfield
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1964-1971	Leeds United	47 0(9)
1971-1975	Newcastle United	138 0(7)
1975-1988	Birmingham City	110 (11)
1978-1981	Newcastle United	90 0(5)
1981-1986	Gateshead FC
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1986	Gateshead FC
1 Only league games are given.

Terence Arthur "Terry" Hibbitt (born December 1, 1947 in Bradford , † August 5, 1994 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne ) was an English football player . The spirited midfielder won the trade fair trophy with Leeds United in 1968 and the English championship a year later , but only became a regular and team captain at follow-up club Newcastle United and later Birmingham City .

Athletic career

Immediately after leaving school, Hibbitt devoted himself to a career as a professional footballer and in December 1964 he signed the first relevant contract. He was part of an extremely talented youth team that also included players like David Harvey , Mick Bates , Eddie Gray , Jimmy Greenhoff , Peter Lorimer and Rod Belfitt . From then on, however, the midfielder rarely succeeded in advancing into the regular formation. The competition consisted of numerous national players and coach Don Revie was mostly only used as a supplementary player. On his debut on February 19, 1966, he had made it immediately attention when he scored a goal with the first ball contact after his substitution against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground . He recorded another personal success in September 1968 when he started the second leg of the final match in the trade fair cup against Ferencváros Budapest and helped defend the 1-0 in the first leg with a 0-0 - after a good hour Mick Bates was for Substituted him. In the pecking order, however, he was mostly behind the respective regular employees, who were first Albert Johanneson , later Terry Cooper and Michael O'Grady, and finally Eddie Gray. His most profitable time was next to his achievements in the season 1967/68 at the beginning of the following season 1968/69. In the year Leeds won the English championship , Hibbitt contributed twelve league appearances and three goals to the success. In the following two years, however, his sporting perspective did not improve and so in 1971 he asked for permission to change clubs.

Newcastle United , trained by Joe Harvey , found a prospect and the transfer fee was £ 30,000. In a total of four years, Hibbitt was a regular with the "Magpies" and the greatest success was reaching the final of the FA Cup in 1974 - although it was clearly lost 3-0 to Liverpool . He harmonized particularly well with Malcolm Macdonald , who like Hibbitt had made his debut for Newcastle on August 14, 1971 against Crystal Palace (0-2). For the first time he was able to demonstrate his strength over longer distances, which was mainly in good technique with the left foot. He was quickly recognized as one of the best passing players and his long balls in particular were characterized by high accuracy. He always seemed a bit fragile physically, but in the game he was usually very persistent. The counterattack of Newcastle was largely designed for Hibbitt, as he was often played after opposing attacks from the depth of his own half and immediately tried with long passes to put striker Macdonald in position. This simple pattern has often resulted in goals, including a second goal in the 1974 FA Cup semi-final against Burnley FC (2-0). A disadvantage for offensive player Hibbitt, however, was the low own goal rate and there were only seven hits in 138 league games. Another problem was Hibbitt's temper, which he used to argue with opponents, referees and even his own teammates. Accordingly, his departure from Newcastle was not silent. Newcastle had just lost 3-2 at Derby County when Hibbitt found his boots on a heap of rubbish after a shower. Coach Gordon Lee finally informed him that he had agreed to a transfer to Birmingham City and that Birmingham manager Freddie Goodwin wished to speak to him. The irritation ended for Hibbitt that day with Newcastle's team bus pulling up for the return trip without him.

The move to Birmingham finally came about in September 1975 and the transfer fee was £ 100,000. In new surroundings, Hibbitt learned to curb his temperament, which was also due to the fact that he was given the task of captain of the team. In three years he completed another 110 league games for the "Blues" before returning to Newcastle United in May 1978. The transfer back to the Magpies included a swap deal with Stewart Barrowclough , who switched in the opposite direction. Newcastle had now been relegated from the top English league and both Lee and Macdonald had left the club. Hibbitt also took on the role of the team captain here, but the desired promotion should not succeed. In addition, Hibbitt suffered from knee problems, which ultimately led him to end his professional career in 1981 - beyond sports, Hibbitt ran a magazine shop and later a restaurant. In sub-class amateur football, Hibbitt completed a total of 130 competitive games for Gateshead FC between 1981 and 1986 and from May to October 1986 he was briefly coach of the team. Then Hibbitt, whose brother Kenny had also found his way into professional football, accepted an assistantship at Durham City .

Hibbitt died on August 5, 1994, at the age of only 46, of complications from cancer.

Title / Awards

• English Championship (1): 1969
• Fair Cup (1): 1968

Web links

• Profile at ozwhitelufc.net.au
• Statistical data from the Post War English & Scottish Football League AZ Player's Database

Individual evidence

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