Joe Kissock
New Zealand footballer (1893–1959)
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Gartshore Kissock | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 1959 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | San Francisco, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–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 | |||
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]