Stan Hiskins

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Stan Hiskins

| image =

| fullname = Stanley Clarence Hiskins

| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|6|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wahgunyah, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|4|2|1890|6|2|df=yes}}

| death_place = Caulfield, Victoria

| originalteam = Lake Rovers, Rutherglen

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 74 kg

| position = Half-back flank

| club1 = South Melbourne

| years1 = 1913–14, 1919–21

| games_goals1 = 66 (34)

| statsend = 1921

| careerhighlights =

}}

Stanley Clarence Hiskins (2 June 1890 – 2 April 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hiskins was one of four brothers from Rutherglen who appeared in the VFL. He played beside Arthur Hiskins at South Melbourne while his others brothers, Fred and Rupe, played for Essendon and Carlton, respectively.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}

A carpenter by trade, Hiskins kicked 19 goals in his debut season in 1913.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Stan_Hiskins.html AFL Tables: Stan Hiskins] 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,{{cite web |title=1917 - Footballers give their all |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154549692 |via=Trove Newspapers |publisher=Winner|location=Melbourne|access-date=26 November 2020 |pages=8 |date=23 May 1917}} during which time he served overseas with the 1st Motor Transport Company.{{cite web|url=http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=138774| title=Stanley Clarence Hiskins| publisher=AIF Project}}

Hiskins returned from the war late in 1918{{cite web |title=1919 - Rutherglen |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101510429 |publisher=The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) |access-date=28 August 2021 |pages=2 |date=10 January 1919}} and the following year, returned to South Melbourne to play another three seasons.