Harry Hibbs (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Edward Hibbs | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Wilnecote, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 1984 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Hatfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Wilnecote Holy Trinity | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Tamworth Castle | ||
| 1924–1939 | Birmingham | 358 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | de Havillands | ||
| National team | |||
| 1929–1936 | England | 25 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1944–1951 | Walsall | ||
| 1961–1962 | Ware Town | ||
| 1962–1963 | Welwyn Garden City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Henry Edward "Harry" Hibbs (27 May 1906 – 23 April 1984) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Birmingham and England in the 1920s and 1930s. His uncle and cousin - Hubert Pearson and Harold Pearson - were also both professional players.
Hibbs was born in Wilnecote, Staffordshire and, whilst training as a plumber, played for his local club sides Wilnecote Holy Trinity and Tamworth Castle, who had some torrid seasons in the Birmingham and District Football League (the club conceding a total 164 goals over the 1922 and 1923 seasons). Despite this, Hibbs came to the attention of Birmingham City when he was 17 years of age, and impressed so much in trials that he was offered professional forms in May 1924. Among such club legends as Frank Womack and Joe Bradford, Hibbs became a regular feature of Billy Beer’s side, but it was a barren period in the club’s history.
Leslie Knighton’s arrival from Bournemouth in 1928 signalled an improvement in fortunes for both Hibbs and Birmingham. Hibbs was part of a FA tour to South Africa and made three appearances for the Football League XI. His form on the FA tour earned him a call up for England and he was selected for the England national team to play Wales at Stamford Bridge on 20 November 1929. England won the match 6-0, with a hat-trick from George Camsell He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.
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