Gordon James Mackay Nisbet (born 1951) is a retired English

England

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 professional footballer who made over 600 league appearances in English football. Nisbet began his career as a goalkeeper but was later converted into a right back

Defender (association football)

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Club career

Born in Wallsend

Wallsend

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, Nisbet played youth football for Northumberland Schools. When he left school at the age of eighteen in 1969, he signed for West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

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, and also played league football for Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

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, Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

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 and Exeter City

Exeter City F.C.

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International career

Nisbet earned one cap for the England under-23 team in 1972.

Coaching career

Nisbet was caretaker manager of Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

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, alongside Alan Gillett

Alan Gillett

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, for two games in 1992.

After football

After finishing his professional football career in 1988, Nisbet continued to play non-League football, and later joined the Devon and Cornwall Police.