 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaberekerwa muBridport, Dorset, Gibson akatanga basa rake semudzidzi wechikwata chevechidiki kuAston Villa muna Chikunguru 1976, uye akazova nyanzvi mushure mekunge atamba mukukunda kweC1978 FA Youth Cup kuCrystal Palace. Mushure mekuita kutanga kwake kurwisa Bristol City musi wa18 Mbudzi 1978, akapinda muchikwata chekutanga muchikwata chaRon Saunders chakarasikirwa nekukodzera kweEuropean muna 1978-79 na1979-80. Akatarisana nemakwikwi kubva kuna Gary Williams, Mike Pejic, naEamonn Deacy yenzvimbo yekuruboshwe-kumashure. Akaenderera mberi nekuita 21 kuoneka mumwaka wa1980-81, sezvo Villans vakapfekedzwa korona First Division Champions. Akazotamba paWembley muna 1981 FA Charity Shield, sezvo Villa yakagovana mukombe mushure mekunge 2 2 yakadhirowa neTottenham Hotspur. Mumwaka wa1981-82, akaonekwa mumakwikwi maviri eEuropean Cup kukunda maIceland Valur neGerman side Berliner FC Dynamo, asi akaramba ari pabhenji re1982 European Cup Final.kukunda Bayern Munich paDe Kuip. Akatora mukombe wacho usiku hwaakanga achinwa naGordon Cowans ndokuurasa, asati adzorerwa kwaari zuva rakatevera racho nemapurisa. Akaratidza mumakumbo maviri e1982 European Super Cup kukunda kweVilla pamusoro peBarcelona, sezvo Villa yakashandura kukundwa 10 kuCamp Nou kuti ikwanise kukunda nguva yekuwedzera kuVilla Park. Chikwata chaTony Barton chakapfuurira kusvika kumaquarter-finals eEuropean Cup muna 198283, kwavakakandirwa kunze nechikwata cheJuventus chakatungamirwa naMichel Platini. Uku kwaive kuguma kwemakore ekurumbira ekirabhu, sezvo ivo vaigona chete kubata chegumi chinzvimbo cheligi kupedzisa muna 198384 na198485. 