Billy Hibbert

William Hibbert (21 September 1884 – 16 March 1949) was a professional footballer who played as centre forward and was capped once for England.

Billy Hibbert
Personal information
Full name William Hibbert
Date of birth (1884-09-21)21 September 1884
Place of birth Golborne, England
Date of death 16 March 1949(1949-03-16) (aged 64)
Place of death Blackpool, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre Forward
Youth career
Golborne Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newton-le-Willows
Bryn Central
1906–1911 Bury 178 (99)
1911–1920 Newcastle United 139 (46)
→ Sheffield Wednesday (guest)
→ Leeds City (guest) 0 (0)
1920–1922 Bradford City 53 (26)
1922 Oldham Athletic 16 (4)
1923 Fall River Marksmen 4 (1)
1923–1926 J&P Coats 56 (24)
Burscough Rangers
1927 Real Gimnástico CF
National team
1910 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Golborne, Lancashire, England, Hibbert started playing at school before beginning his amateur career first at Newton le Willows then Bryn Central. On 3 May 1906, he turned professional with First Division club Bury[2] In 1911, he signed with Newcastle United for a then record fee.[3] 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.[2] He also played four games as a guest for Burnley in the 1916–17 season.[4] In 1920 he signed for Bradford City where he was the club's top goal-scorer in its final two seasons in Division One.[5] 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, continuing with Coats through the end of the 1925–26 season. He also spent time in June 1927 with Real Gimnástico CF.[2]

National team

He also won one international cap for England against Scotland on 2 April 1910 in a 2–0 defeat.

Manager

After his playing career finished he was a coach in the United States of America, Spain and at Wigan Borough. He died in Blackpool, England, on 16 March 1949.

Personal life

His brother-in-law was Joe Shaw who played more than 300 games for Arsenal.

References
  1. Stapler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
  3. Newcastle United - a statistical history Billy Hibbert
  4. Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. p. 489. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  5. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
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