Hugh Goldie (footballer, born 1874) explained

Hugh Goldie
Fullname:Hugh Goldie
Birth Date:10 February 1874
Birth Place:Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Death Place:Kilmarnock, Scotland
Years1:1890–1894
Clubs1:Hurlford Thistle
Years2:1894–1895
Caps2:16
Goals2:2
Years3:1895–1897
Clubs3:Everton
Caps3:18
Goals3:1
Years4:1897–1899
Clubs4:Celtic
Caps4:24
Goals4:0
Years5:1899
Clubs5:Dundee
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:1899
Clubs6:Barry Town
Years7:1899–1900
Clubs7:Millwall Athletic
Years8:1900–1903
Clubs8:Dundee
Caps8:29
Goals8:0
Years9:1902–1903
Clubs9:New Brompton (loan)
Nationalyears1:1895
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Hugh Goldie (10 February 1874 – 1 September 1935) was a Scottish footballer active at the turn of the 20th century. He played in England for Everton, making a total of 18 appearances in The Football League.[1] In his native Scotland his clubs included Celtic, St Mirren and Dundee.

Career

Goldie was born in Dalry, Ayrshire, where his father was a miner. He later moved to the Riccarton area of Kilmarnock where he played football for Hurlford Thistle, when he was not working as a bonded storeman.[2] In 1895 he was playing for St Mirren and had been selected for the Scottish League XI[3] when he was spotted by Everton, spending two seasons on Merseyside.[4] He subsequently transferred to Celtic where he spent 18 months,[5] winning the Scottish Football League title in 1897–98 but falling out of favour in the next campaign after two heavy losses to Rangers (1–4 and 0–4) confirmed they would be unable to repeat the achievement.

He then had spells at Dundee, Barry Town, Millwall and New Brompton.[2]

During his married life he had four sons and four daughters. His sons Hugh and John both became professional footballers. He died in September 1935 in Kilmarnock.[2] Although from the same district, his family is not closely related to the Goldie brothers (Archie and Bill) who played for Liverpool in the same era.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Soccerdata. 2004. 1-899468-67-6. 102.
  2. http://efcheritagesociety.com/?p=3144 Hugh Goldie, a tough tackling half back from Ayrshire
  3. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/games/18950202.html (SFL player) Hugh Goldie
  4. https://www.11v11.com/players/hugh-goldie-45200/ Hugh Goldie
  5. https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2271 (Celtic player) Goldie, Hugh