Billy McCue

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Billy McCue
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1935 [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
middle-distance
ClubLisnagarvey Harriers
Royal Ulster Constabulary AC

Billy McCue (born c.1935) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

McCue began running for Lisnagarvey Harriers [2] and was a constable with the Royal Ulster Constabulary and was also a member of their athletics club. [3]

He represented Ireland at international level [4] and in May 1958, won the 3 miles at the first trials at Paisley Park, with the view to going to the Empire Games. [5] He also won the 3 miles title at the 1958 Summer Athletic League trophy meeting. [6]

McCue was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games. [7] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [8] participating in the one athletics event; [9] the 3 miles. [10]

References

  1. "Talking Sport" . Belfast Telegraph. 10 August 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "McCue will run in Empire Games" . Ulster Star. 21 June 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Ninth Old Boys win junior cross-country" . Belfast Telegraph. 12 January 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "R.U.C. athletes for Police championships" . Belfast Telegraph. 17 July 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Sprinters may form Games relay team" . Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Shock for R.U.C. athletes" . Belfast Telegraph. 27 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Two athletes added to the Empire Games Team" . Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Ulster team for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  10. "Athletics 3 Mile - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2025.