Joe Hisbent

Joseph Henry Hisbent (29 December 1881 – March 1953) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Aston Villa.[1][2][3]

Joe Hisbent
Hisbent with Brentford in 1909.
Personal information
Full name Joseph Henry Hisbent[1]
Date of birth (1881-12-29)29 December 1881
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Date of death March 1953 (1953-04) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Plymouth, England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Green Waves
1905–1906 Aston Villa 2 (0)
1906–1908 Portsmouth
1908–1910 Brentford 16 (0)
1910–1911 Darlington
1911–1914 Middlesbrough 44 (0)
1915–1916Brentford (guest) 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Along with some of his Middlesbrough teammates, Hisbent enlisted in the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War.[4] He held the rank of corporal and later served in the Worcestershire Regiment.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1905–06[6] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Brentford 1908–09[2] Southern League First Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
Middlesbrough 1911–12[6] First Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
1912–13[6] 22 0 3 0 25 0
1913–14[6] 10 0 0 0 10 0
1914–15[6] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 44 0 3 0 47 0
Career total 62 0 3 0 65 0

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 139. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 360. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. White 1989, p. 363.
  4. Menzies, Paul (2014). Great War Britain Middlesbrough: Remembering 1914–18. The History Press. ISBN 0752499718.
  5. Joe Hisbent on Lives of the First World War
  6. "Joseph Hisbent". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.


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