Stanley Clarence Hiskins (2 June 1890 – 2 April 1974) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Hiskins was one of four brothers from

Rutherglen Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...

who appeared in the VFL. He played beside Arthur Hiskins at South Melbourne while his others brothers,

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and Rupe, played for

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and

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, respectively. A carpenter by trade, Hiskins kicked 19 goals in his debut season in 1913.AFL Tables: Stan Hiskins
/ref> He was one of South Melbourne's half back flankers in their 1914 Grand Final loss to Carlton. He lost the next four years of his career to the war, during which time he served overseas with the 1st Motor Transport Company. Hiskins returned from the war late in 1918 and the following year, returned to South Melbourne to play another three seasons.

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* 1890 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players Rutherglen Football Club players Australian military personnel of World War I 1974 deaths Australian carpenters Military personnel from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1890-stub