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