Harry Hibbs (footballer)

Harry Hibbs
Hibbs in 1936
Personal information
Full name Henry Edward Hibbs
Date of birth (1906-05-27)27 May 1906
Place of birth Wilnecote, England
Date of death 23 April 1984(1984-04-23) (aged 77)
Place of death Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 5 ft 9+34 in (1.77 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Wilnecote Holy Trinity
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tamworth Castle
1924–1939 Birmingham 358 (0)
1953–1954 de Havillands
International career
1929–1936 England 25 (0)
Managerial career
1944–1951 Walsall
1961–1962 Ware Town
1962–1963 Welwyn Garden City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Edward Hibbs (27 May 1906 – 23 April 1984) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Birmingham and England in the 1920s and 1930s. His uncle and cousin – Hubert Pearson and Harold Pearson – were also both professional players.[2]

  1. ^ "Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. 23 August 1926. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Harold Pearson". England Football Online. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.