Joseph Gartshore Kissock (5 June 1893 – 1 September 1959) was a Scottish-born

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player who represented

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at international level. He played for Vale of Clyde in his native

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, before moving to

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in 1919 to join

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. He spent a year with Bristol Rovers during the 1921–22 season, and after a brief spell back in Scotland with

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, he moved to the

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in 1922. He stayed in America for a year, and moved to

in 1923. Here, he played for

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team

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. Kissock made his full All Whites debut in a 1–2 loss to

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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. He died in

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in September 1959.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kissock, Joe 1893 births 1959 deaths People from Saltcoats New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Bury F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Peebles Rovers F.C. players British emigrants to New Zealand