Hugh Goldie (footballer, born 1874)

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.[1]

Hugh Goldie
Personal information
Full name Hugh Goldie
Date of birth 10 February 1874
Place of birth Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death 1 September 1935(1935-09-01) (aged 61)
Place of death Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1890–1894 Hurlford Thistle
1894–1895 St Mirren   16 (2)
1895–1897 Everton  18 (1)
1897–1899 Celtic   24 (0)
1899 Dundee  0 (0)
1899 Barry Town  
1899–1900 Millwall Athletic  
1900–1903 Dundee  29 (0)
1902–1903 → New Brompton (loan)  
National team
1895 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Soccerdata. p. 102. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Hugh Goldie, a tough tackling half back from Ayrshire, Tony Onslow, EFC Heritage Society, 22 August 2018
  3. (SFL player) Hugh Goldie, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. Hugh Goldie, 11v11.com
  5. (Celtic player) Goldie, Hugh, FitbaStats
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