Joe Kissock Explained

Joe Kissock
Fullname:Joseph Gartshore Kissock
Position:Defender
Birth Date:5 June 1893
Birth Place:Coatbridge, Scotland
Death Place:San Francisco, United States
Years1:?–1919
Years2:1919–1921
Caps2:6[1]
Goals2:0
Years3:1921–1922
Caps3:18
Goals3:0
Years4:1922
Years5:1923
Nationalyears1:1923
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam1:New Zealand

Joseph Gartshore Kissock (5 June 1893 – 1 September 1959)[2] was a Scottish-born association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[3]

He played for Vale of Clyde in his native Scotland, before moving to England in 1919 to join Bury. He spent a year with Bristol Rovers during the 1921–22 season, and after a brief spell back in Scotland with Peebles Rovers, he moved to the United States in 1922. He stayed in America for a year, and moved to New Zealand in 1923.[4] Here, he played for Porirua team Hospital.[5]

Kissock made his full All Whites debut in a 1–2 loss to Australia on 9 June 1923 and played two further official internationals that month, beating Australia 3-2 and 4–1. These were to be his only official internationals for New Zealand.[6]

He died in San Francisco in September 1959.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce . Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 2004 . SoccerData . . 1-899468-67-6 . 149.
  2. Book: Byrne . Stephen . Jay . Mike . Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003 . 2003 . . . 0-7524-2717-2 . 500.
  3. Web site: A-International Appearances - Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 18 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm . 1 May 2009 .
  4. Book: Jay . Mike . Byrne . Stephen . Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players . 1994 . Potten, Baber & Murray . . 0-9524835-0-5 . 144–145.
  5. p. 131
  6. Web site: A-International Lineups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 18 October 2009.
  7. Web site: ROVERS WORLD CUP CONNECTIONS: USA . 12 June 2010 . Byrne, Stephen . Bristol Rovers Football Club . 12 June 2010.