Jimmy Hickie

James Hickie (1915 – 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.[2] In a professional career badly affected by World War II, prior to the conflict he won the Scottish Cup with Clyde in 1939[3][4] and was selected for the Scottish Football League XI.[5] During wartime he turned out for Clyd,e[6] St Mirren[7] and Dumbarton[8] in unofficial competitions, and at its end he accepted an invitation from William Reaside to play in Mexico for a year, alongside Jackie Milne and Tom McKillop,[9] before returning to Scotland where he played briefly for Dunfermline Athletic.

Jimmy Hickie
Personal information
Full name James Hickie
Date of birth 1915
Place of birth Larkhall, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1973 (aged 57–58)
Place of death Larkhall, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Larkhall Thistle[1]
– Burnbank Athletic[1]
– Preston North End[1]
1937–1946 Clyde 63 (0)
1946–1947 Asturias
1947 Dunfermline Athletic 5 (0)
National team
1938 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His Scottish Cup medal was stolen from his son's home in a 1992 housebreaking but later appeared for sale at auction, and was subsequently returned to the family.

References
  1. "1939 Scottish Cup Final Programme Clyde V Motherwell (scanned page images)". 22 April 1939. Retrieved 14 August 2020 – via Football Programme Centre.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Peace and War - Shawfield - 1920-1945". Clyde F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. Scottish Cup final: 80th anniversary for Clyde side that held the trophy longest, BBC Sport, 27 May 2019
  5. (SFL player) Hickie, James, London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. Rangers "Sweep the Boards": Charity Cup Victory over Clyde, Glasgow Herald, 31 May 1940
  7. Player profiles H, StMirren.info
  8. "Jimmy Hickie - Player Statistics". The Sons Archive. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. Scottish football's Mexican adventure in 1946, Scottish Sport History, 29 May 2018
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