Bill Hume (footballer)

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

Bill Hume
Personal information
Full name William McLeod Hume
Date of birth (1937-12-01) 1 December 1937
Place of birth Alloa, Scotland
Date of death 10 December 2005(2005-12-10) (aged 68)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1955–1956 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958 Hamilton Wanderers
1959 Gladesville-Ryde
Sydney Hakoah
International career
1958 New Zealand 5 (6)
1959 Australia XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3] 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,[2] 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.[4]

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.[1]

References
  1. "Obituary: Bill Hume 1937-2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  4. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  5. "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.


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