Hugh Howie | |
Birth Date: | 1924 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Death Place: | Cambuslang, Scotland |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Hallside Juveniles |
Youthyears2: | –1943 |
Youthclubs2: | Newton Juniors |
Years1: | 1943–1954 |
Caps1: | 140 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1948 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
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. He became a journalist, but died in a car accident in 1958.[2]