Hugh Howie

Hugh Howie
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-02-14)14 February 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 January 1958(1958-01-14) (aged 33)
Place of death Cambuslang, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Hallside Juveniles
–1943 Newton Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1954 Hibernian 140 (0)
International career
1948 Scotland 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Howie (14 February 1924 – 14 January 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played for Newton Juniors, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.

Howie, born in Glasgow, was a defender and joined Hibernian from Newton Juniors in 1943 and remained at Easter Road for the remainder of his career.[1] He was part of the Hibs team that won three League Championships in 1947–48, 1950–51 and 1951–52. He scored in his only Scotland cap, a 3–1 win over Wales in October 1948.

He was forced to retire from football in 1954 for medical reasons, having contracted tuberculosis.[2] He became a journalist, but died in a car accident in 1958.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hibernian player Howie, Hugh, FitbaStats
  2. ^ a b Hugh Howie and quite an amazing goal, Hibernian Historical Trust, 29 September 2017
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