Harry Hibbott

Harry Hibbott
Hibbott during the First World War
Personal information
Full name Henry Hibbott
Date of birth July 1859[a]
Place of birth Llanllwchaiarn, Wales
Date of death 4 March 1933(1933-03-04) (aged 73)
Place of death Newtown, Wales
Position(s) Goalkeeper, centre-forward
Youth career
187?–1878 Newtown Amateurs[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1878–1879 Newtown F.C.[3]
1879–1880 Newtown Excelsior[4] 2+ (0)
1880–1881 White Stars[5]
1884–1889 Newtown A.F.C.[6] 1+ (0)
Total 3+ (0)
International career‡
1880–1885 Wales 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1889
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 1885
Harry Hibbott
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Years of service1914–1917
RankPrivate
UnitRoyal Welch Fusiliers
Children
  • George Hibbott
  • Robert Hibbott  †

Henry "Harry" Hibbott (July 1859[a] – 4 March 1933) was a Welsh international football goalkeeper who also played as a centre-forward.[2]

Club career

Henry "Harry" Hibbott was born in July 1859[a] and he began his career with the Newtown Amateurs before breaking into the first team at Newtown F.C. in 1878.[3] During this time, he also played for Newtown Cricket Club.

He then joined Newtown Excelsior in 1880[4] after Newtown merged with another club. Excelsior dissolved upon the conclusion of the 1879–80 season, and alongside several other former Excelsior players, Hibbott joined White Stars during the 1880–81 season.[5] initially as a centre-forward.[3] He was the starting goalkeeper during the 1881 Welsh Cup final, which White Star finished runners-up.[7]

White Stars was reformed as Newtown in July 1884 and Hibbott joined the club upon its reformation;[6][8] he would stay with the club until 1889, when he was forced to retire due to a broken leg.[3]

International career

He was part of the Wales national football team between 1880 and 1885, playing 3 matches. He notably represented Wales during the 1884–85 British Home Championship.[4]

He played his first match on 15 March 1880 against England and his last match on 23 March 1885 against Scotland.[9] He became the first player to have been selected by Wales as a goalkeeper and an outfield player.[3]

Later life

After retiring as a footballer, he became a referee and continued to play for Newtown Cricket Club.

He became a sargeant of the 2/7th Royal Welch Fusiliers during the First World War but was removed from active service due to injury in 1917.

Hibbott would then become a funeral director and a carpenter before he died in Newtown on 4 March 1933.[3]

Personal life

Hibbott had four siblings, including his brother William. He also had two sons, George and Robert. They both enlisted in the Royal Welch Fusiliers with their father but Robert was killed in action on 20 May 1917.

His grandson Bobby was also capped by the Wales amateur team between 1949 and 1950.[3]

Career statistics

International

Source:[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 1880 2 0
1885 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Wales

White Stars

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Conflicting reports suggest Hibbott was potentially born on 18 July, although it is accepted he was born in July 1859.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Wales 2 England 3". England Football Online. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Harry Hibbott". National Football Teams.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Newtown football stars of Victorian age". Powys County Times. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Wales v Scotland". Wrexham Advertiser: 5. 3 April 1880.
  5. ^ a b c "Civil Service v White Stars, Newtown". Wrexham Advertiser: 8. 6 November 1880.
  6. ^ a b "Establishment of football club". Montgomeryshire Express: 5. 29 July 1884.
  7. ^ "Welsh Association Challenge Cup Final Tie". Wrexham Advertiser: 7. 2 April 1881.
  8. ^ "Newtown v West Bromwich Albion". Wrexham Advertiser: 3. 18 October 1884.
  9. ^ a b "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  11. ^ "British Championships 1885". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.


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