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	29 December 1881
Place of birth	Plymouth, England
Date of death	March 1953 (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)
1915–1916	→ Brentford (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.