Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Rochdale
F-L
361) Des Fawcett
PNE 44 apps; 0 goals
The Dale 93 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 31/08/1929 v Reading (A) – Lost 0-2
791) Andy Fensome
PNE 93 apps; 1 goal
The Dale 82 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 16/10/1993 v Wigan (A) – Drawn 2-2
765) Dave Flitcroft
PNE 8 apps; 2 goals
The Dale 163 apps; 4 goals
PNE debut 22/08/1992 v Fulham (A) – Lost 1-2
671) Simon Gibson
PNE 42 apps; 5 goals
The Dale 5 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 15/12/1984 v Brentford (H) – Drawn 1-1
343) George Grierson
PNE 5 apps 0 goals
The Dale 31 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 05/02/1927 v Southampton (H) – Won 1-0
377) Bert Hales
PNE 57 apps; 10 goals
The Dale 38 apps; 4 goals
PNE debut 29/08/1931 v Oldham (A) – Drawn 2-2
699) Ronnie Hildersley
PNE 58 apps; 3 goals
The Dale 16 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 23/08/1986 v Tranmere (A) – Drawn 1-1
650) Martin Hodge
PNE 44 apps; 0 goals
The Dale 42 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 05/01/1982 v Chesterfield (A) – Drawn 0-0
829) Michael Holt
PNE 36 apps; 5 goals
The Dale 38 apps; 7 goals
PNE debut 17/08/1996 v Notts Co. (A) – Lost 1-2
816) Alan Johnson
PNE 2 apps 0 goals
The Dale 62 apps; 4 goals
PNE debut 09/09/1995 v Hereford (A) – Won 1-0
696) Alex Jones
PNE 101 apps; 3 goals
The Dale 46 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 23/08/1986 v Tranmere (A) – Drawn 1-1
809) Graham Lancashire
PNE 23 apps; 2 goals
The Dale 83 apps; 23 goals
PNE debut 26/12/1994 v Rochdale (H) – Won 3-0
764) Mark Leonard
PNE 22 apps; 1 goal
The Dale 89 apps; 7 goals
PNE debut 15/08/1992 v Bournemouth (H) – Drawn 1-1
881) Chris Lucketti
PNE 161 apps; 9 goals
The Dale 1 app; 0 goals
PNE debut 25/08/2001 v Grimsby (A) – Drawn 2-2
828) David Lucus
PNE 122 apps; 0 goals
The Dale 3 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 27/04/1996 v Hartlepool (A) – Won 2-0
Player Profile – Simon Gibson
Simon John Gibson was born in Nottingham on 10 December 1964. The central defender started as an apprentice with Chelsea and signed professional forms in December 1982.
He was unable to break into the first team and joined Fourth Division Swindon in November 1983. Gibson helped teams performances improved as the club finished in seventeenth position in the 1983/84 season.
After 3 goals in 31 appearances he was signed by Alan Kelly, joining the Lilywhites in December 1984. Gibson scored on debut in a 1-1 draw at Deepdale against Brentford on 15 December. His next goal came in the Freight Rover Trophy 2-2 draw at Rochdale, Gibson scored a further two goals in 1984/85 as Preston were relegated to the Fourth Division. These were a 1-0 victory over Bolton on 9 March and a 4-1 defeat at home to Hull on 23 April, in total Gibson made 17 league appearances.
Gibson made 25 league appearances in 1985/86 as Preston finished second bottom of the Fourth Division and having to seek re-election. He scored two goals during the season; the last was in the penultimate match of the campaign in a 2-2 draw at home to Exeter on 26 April.
In August 1986 Gibson joined Rochdale and made 5 appearances as Rochdale finished in twenty-first position. He departed Rochdale at the end of the season and moved into non-league.