Jock Hume

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Jock Hume
Personal information
Full name John Hume
Date of birth 17 August 1885
Place of birth Leith, Scotland[1]
Date of death 23 October 1962(1962-10-23) (aged 77)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Broxburn
1907–1920 Aberdeen 282 (3)
1913Airdrieonians (loan) 0 (0)
1920–1922 Darwen
1922–1923 Arbroath 5 (0)
1923 Peterhead
Total 287 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Hume was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Scottish First Division club Aberdeen as a defender.[2]

Hume made over 300 appearances for Aberdeen before leaving in 1920 to go to Darwen in England as a coach. He later emigrated to the United States after brief spells with Arbroath and Peterhead, but eventually returned to Scotland.[1]

In February 1913, he joined Airdrieonians for one game only, a Scottish Cup tie against St Mirren.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1907-08 Scottish Division One 33 0 6 0 39 0
1908-09 30 0 2 0 32 0
1909-10 32 1 3 0 35 1
1910-11 32 0 4 0 36 0
1911-12 32 1 5 0 37 1
1912-13 21 1 0 0 21 1
1913-14 16 0 0 0 16 0
1914-15 23 0 - 23 0
1915-16 30 0 30 0
1916-17 3 0 3 0
1917-18 Aberdeen Dropped Out of Competitive Football due to WW1
1918-19
1919-20 30 0 3 0 33 0
Total 282 3 23 0 305 3
Airdrieonians (loan) 1912-13 Scottish Division One 0 0 1 0 1 0
Darwen 1920-21 Lancashire Combination - - - - - -
1921-22 - - - - - -
Total - - 1 - 1 -
Arbroath 1922-23 Scottish Division Two 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 5 0
Peterhead 1922-23 Aberdeenshire - - - - - -
Total - - - - - -
Career total 287+ 3+ 24+ 0+ 311+ 3+

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Jock Hume". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ Litster, John (October 2012). "A Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players" (Document). Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Jock Hume | Player Statistics | Arbroath (Arbroath Archive)". arbroatharchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.