Joe Kissock

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

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)
Playing 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
National team
1923 New Zealand 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 15 June 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.
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