Billy Hibbert
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| Billy Hibbert | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hibbert | |
| Date of birth | 21 September 1884 | |
| Place of birth | Golborne, England | |
| Date of death | 16 March 1949 (aged 64) | |
| Place of death | Blackpool, England | |
| Playing position | Centre Forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Golborne Juniors | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1906–1911 1911–1920 1920–1922 1922 1923 1923–1926 1927 |
Newton-le-Willows Bryn Central Bury Newcastle United → Sheffield Wednesday (guest) → Leeds City (guest) Bradford City Oldham Athletic Fall River Marksmen J&P Coats Burscough Rangers Real Gimnástico CF |
178 (99) 139 (46) 0 (0) 53 (26) 16 (4) 4 (1) 56 (24) |
| National team | ||
| 1904 | England | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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William 'Billy' Hibbert (born 21 September 1884 in Golborne, England; died 16 March 1949 in Blackpool, England) was a professional footballer who played as centre forward and was capped once for England.
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[edit] Club career
Hibbert started playing at school before beginning his amateur career first at Newton le Willows then Bryn Central. On May 3, 1906, he turned professional with First Division club Bury F.C.[1] In 1911, he signed with Newcastle United for a then record fee.[2] He played 139 league games scoring 46 goals either side of the First World War — during which time he guested for both Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds City.[1] In 1920 he signed for Bradford City where he was the club's top goal-scorer in its final two seasons in Division One.[3] When he left City after it was relegated, he had scored 26 goals in 53 games. He then signed for Oldham Athletic.
In 1923, he moved to the United States where he joined the Fall River Marksmen of the American Soccer League. He saw time in only four league games before moving to J&P Coats for the remainder of the season, contining with Coats through the end of the 1925–26 season. He also spent time in June 1927 with Real Gimnástico CF.[1]
[edit] National team
He also won one international cap for England against Scotland on 2 April 1910 in a 2–0 defeat.
[edit] Manager
After his playing career finished he was a coach in the United States of America, Spain and at Wigan Borough.
[edit] Personal life
His brother-in-law was Joe Shaw who played more than 300 games for Arsenal.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
- ^ Newcastle United - a statistical history Billy Hibbert
- ^ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0907969380.
