Players - Gordon Gunson

Gordon Gunson
Birthdate: 1 July 1904
Birthplace: Chester, England
Date of death: 8 September 1991
Other clubs: Nelson (1923-26), Wrexham (1926-29), Sunderland (1929-30), Swindon Town (1934-35), Wrexham (2 / 1935-36), Bangor City
Signed from: Sunderland
Signed for LFC: £4800 in total with Dave Wright, 12.03.1930
Liverpool debut: 15.03.1930
Last appearance: 25.03.1933
Debut goal: 22.03.1930
Last goal: 26.12.1932
Contract expiry: 07.06.1934
Win ratio: 40.23% W:35 D:16 L:36
Games/goals ratio: 3.35
Total games/goals opposite LFC: 1 / 0
League games / goals: 81 / 24
Total games / goals: 87 / 26

Player Profile

After impressing with 11 goals in 18 League games for first division Sunderland in the 1929/30 season, Liverpool invested in this flying winger at the start of the 1930's. He was probably easy to spot on the field of play as he seemed a bit Shrek-like in appearance. Gunson signed in March 1930 and made ten consecutive appearances until the end of the season, rotating between the right and left wing, again deputising for regulars Fred Hopkin and Harold Barton the following season. With Hopkin gone in the 1931/32 season Gunson was one of only two ever-presents in the League and scored 17 times in those 42 games. His run of successive appearances increased to 61 by early-November 1932 but he then lost his place briefly to Harold Taylor before reclaiming it back for another shorter run.

Gunson struggled in his post-Liverpool career because of a troublesome knee injury he had picked up at Liverpool and retired in 1936, 32 years of age.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 81 6 0 0 0 87
1929-1930 10 0 0 0 0 10
1930-1931 8 1 0 0 0 9
1931-1932 42 4 0 0 0 46
1932-1933 21 1 0 0 0 22
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
6 540 Newcastle United
6 540 Chelsea
5 450 Blackburn Rovers
5 450 Bolton Wanderers
5 450 Arsenal
5 450 Grimsby Town
4 360 Birmingham City
4 360 Sheffield Wednesday
4 360 WBA
4 360 Everton
4 360 Aston Villa
4 360 Sheffield United
4 360 Middlesbrough
3 270 Portsmouth
3 270 Sunderland
3 270 West Ham United
3 270 Leicester City
3 270 Manchester City
2 180 Wolves
2 180 Derby
2 180 Huddersfield Town
2 180 Leeds United
2 180 Blackpool
1 90 Burnley
1 90 Chesterfield
Total Venue
45 Away
42 Home
Total Competition
81 League
6 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
87 35 16 36 40.2% George Patterson (2nd term)
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 24 2 0 0 0 26
1929-1930 1 0 0 0 0 1
1930-1931 1 0 0 0 0 1
1931-1932 17 2 0 0 0 19
1932-1933 5 0 0 0 0 5
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 15.03.1930 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park League
50 20.02.1932 West Ham United Upton Park League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 33 22.03.1930 Aston Villa Anfield League
Scrapbook
Gunson signs
Gunson signs
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Nelson 1923-1924 England Second Division N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nelson 1924-1926 England Third Division North N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wrexham 1926-1927 England Third Division North 37 3 41 4
Wrexham 1927-1928 England Third Division North 37 11 42 16
Wrexham 1928-1929 England Third Division North 42 18 43 18
Sunderland 1929-1930 England First Division 19 11 23 12
Swindon Town 1934-1935 England Third Division South 31 8 36 10
Wrexham 1935-1936 England Third Division North 15 5 15 5
Bangor City 1936- Birmingham & District League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 181 56 200 65