William Hibbert (21 September 1884 – 16 March 1949) was a professional footballer who played as centre forward and was capped once for England.
A treble against Manchester City in his 19 goals that season meant he finished as Bury's top scorer for the fourth time.
[5] Hibbert wasn't as prolific on Tyneside, he finished the 1911-12 season having played 27 league games netting 15 times which saw him score a hat-trick in a 5-2 home win over Bolton Wanderers.
[3] On resumption of the Football League he scored 9 times in 24 matches, including two hat-tricks against Liverpool and Bradford Park Avenue, in what proved to be his final season with the Magpies.
Like many at the time, he crossed the Atlantic to the United States to play in the embryonic American Soccer League with Fall River F.C.
After three years in the states, he returned to play, and captain non league Burscough Rangers before a coaching role saw him move to Spain to join Real Gimnastico in 1927.
[4] Only six players, Steve Bloomer, Charlie Buchan, Joe Smith, Harry Hampton, Andrew Wilson and George Elliott had scored more top flight goals.