Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Hume | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Leith, Scotland [1] | ||
Date of death | 23 October 1962 77) | (aged||
Place of death | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Broxburn | |||
1907–1920 | Aberdeen | 282 | (3) |
1913 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1920–1922 | Darwen | ||
1922–1923 | Arbroath | 5 | (0) |
1923 | Peterhead | ||
Total | 287 | (3) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Hume (17 August 1885-23 October 1962) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Scottish First Division club Aberdeen as a defender. [2]
Hume made over 300 appearances for Aberdeen before leaving in 1920 to go to Darwen in England as a coach. He later emigrated to the United States after brief spells with Arbroath and Peterhead, but eventually returned to Scotland. [1]
In February 1913, he joined Airdrieonians for one game only, a Scottish Cup tie against St Mirren. [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [3] [4]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1907-08 | Scottish Division One | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
1908-09 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
1909-10 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
1910-11 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
1911-12 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
1912-13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
1913-14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
1914-15 | 23 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |||
1915-16 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
1916-17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
1917-18 | Aberdeen Dropped Out of Competitive Football due to WW1 | |||||||
1918-19 | ||||||||
1919-20 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 282 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 305 | 3 | ||
Airdrieonians (loan) | 1912-13 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Darwen | 1920-21 | Lancashire Combination | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1921-22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
Arbroath | 1922-23 | Scottish Division Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Peterhead | 1922-23 | Aberdeenshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Career total | 287+ | 3+ | 24+ | 0+ | 311+ | 3+ |
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