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Billy Hume
Scottish footballer
William Sanderson Hume (18 December 1935 – 15 August 1990) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren and Berwick Rangers, in the Football League, for Birmingham City,[2] and in the Irish Football League and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup for Glentoran.[3] He played as a wing half or inside forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Sanderson Hume[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-12-18)18 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Armadale, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 1990(1990-08-15) (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Livingston, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half / Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Seafield United | ||
| 195x–1955 | Whitburn | ||
| 1955–1958 | Dunfermline Athletic | 9 | (2) |
| 1958–1960 | Birmingham City | 10 | (2) |
| 1960–1961 | St Mirren | 8 | (3) |
| 1961 | Berwick Rangers | 5 | (1) |
| 1962 | Bangor | 8 | (6) |
| 1962–1964 | Glentoran | (5) | |
| – | Alloa Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| – | Armadale Thistle | ||
| – | Bathgate Thistle | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hume was born in Armadale, West Lothian. He played for nearby Seafield United and Whitburn before joining Dunfermline Athletic in 1955,[4][5] for whom he made his Scottish League debut during the 1956–57 season.[6] He played four Division One games, scoring once, and the next season played five Division Two games, again scoring once, and one game in the Scottish League Cup.[7]
Despite interest from Rangers,[4] Hume then came to England and signed for Birmingham City of the Football League First Division in February 1958, making his first-team debut in a friendly against Valencia.[5] Unable to dislodge Dick Neal from the left-half position, Hume had to wait for his Football League debut until 18 March 1959, deputising for Neal in an away game against Leicester City which Birmingham won 4–2.[8] He played eight league games in the 1959–60 season, succeeding Bunny Larkin at inside left, but scored only twice,[9] and returned to Scotland in 1960.
Hume made a few appearances for St Mirren and for Berwick Rangers[2] before trying his luck in Ireland, first with Bangor and then Glentoran.[4] He scored for Glentoran in a Gold Cup final to earn himself a winners' medal,[4] and represented the club in their first modern foray into European competition, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup of 1962–63. Drawn to play Real Zaragoza, Glentoran lost the first leg 2–0, but took the lead in the away leg as Hume "swept [the ball] inside for Matt Doherty to volley it into the roof of the net", only to lose 6–2.[10][11]
Returning to Scotland once more, Hume was briefly on the books of Alloa Athletic before becoming a player-coach in junior football, firstly for three years at Armadale Thistle and then at Bathgate Thistle.[4]
Hume died in hospital in Livingston, West Lothian, in August 1990 at the age of 54.[4]
- "Billy Hume". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- "Billy Hume". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962–63: Game details". LinguaSport. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Death of district's former sports stars". West Lothian Courier. 24 August 1990. p. 48.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- "Appearances/Scorers by Season Season 1956/1957". ParsDatabase. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- "Appearances/Scorers by Season Season 1957/1958". ParsDatabase. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- Matthews, p. 194.
- Matthews, p. 195.
- "The First Game in Europe". The Pride of East Belfast. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- "Glentoran – Inter Cities Fairs Cup Record". Irish Football Club Project. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- Billy Hume at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Photo of the 1954 team, including Hume, at Whitburn JFC's site (now via archive.org)