Joe Kissock

Joe Kissock

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Gartshore Kissock
Date of birth	(1893-06-05)5 June 1893
Place of birth	Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death	1 September 1959(1959-09-01) (aged 66)
Place of death	San Francisco, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
000?–1919	Vale of Clyde
1919–1921	Bury	6[1]	(0)
1921–1922	Bristol Rovers	18[1]	(0)
1922	Peebles Rovers
1923	Hospital
International career
1923	New Zealand	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3][6]

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

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 149. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
2. Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 500. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
3. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
4. Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
5. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 131
6. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
7. Byrne, Stephen (12 June 2010). "ROVERS WORLD CUP CONNECTIONS: USA". Bristol Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 12 June 2010.