Bill Hume (footballer) explained

Bill Hume
Fullname:William McLeod Hume
Position:Striker
Birth Date:1 December 1937
Birth Place:Alloa, Scotland
Youthyears1:1955–1956
Youthclubs1:Hibernian
Years1:1958
Years2:1959
Clubs1:Hamilton Wanderers
Clubs2:Gladesville-Ryde
Clubs3:Sydney Hakoah
Nationalyears1:1958
Nationalyears2:1959
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalteam2:Australia XI
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:6
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0

William McLeod Hume (1 December 1937 – 10 December 2005) was a footballer.

Born in Alloa, Scotland, Hume signed as an apprentice for Hibernian in 1955, before emigrating to New Zealand the following year.[1] Hume represented both New Zealand[2] and Australia at international level.[3]

His senior career began with Hamilton Wanderers before he moved to Australia to join Gladesville-Ryde in the NSW Premier League, and later playing for Sydney Hakoah. He returned to New Zealand in the early 1960s playing out his career with club side Hamilton Wanderers.

Hume made his full All Whites debut in a 2–3 loss to Australia on 16 August 1958[4] and made four more appearances over the following month, scoring a total of six goals,[5] the last of his A-international caps being in a 2–1 win over New Caledonia on 14 September 1958.

He moved to Australia in 1959 and later that year he made his two appearances for Australia in unofficial matches against Scottish club Heart of Midlothian in Sydney and Melbourne, scoring in the Melbourne match.

Hume died of a heart attack on St Andrews golf course on 10 December 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary: Bill Hume 1937-2005. 17 June 2019. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310021151/http://muirpark.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/6/1/13617520/bill_hume.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: A-International Appearances - Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 19 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm . 1 May 2009 . dead . dmy .
  3. Web site: Australian Player Database. OzFootball. 19 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090515201948/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/H/HR.html. 15 May 2009 . live.
  4. Web site: A-International Lineups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 19 June 2009.
  5. Web site: A-International Scorers - Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 19 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm . 16 June 2009 . dead . dmy .