| Hugh Howie | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 1924 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Date of death | January 14, 1958 (aged 33) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19??-1943 1943-1954 |
Newton Hibernian |
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| National team2 | ||
| 1948 | Scotland | 1 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Hugh Howie (born 14 February 1924 in Glasgow; died 14 January 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played for Newton Juniors, Hibernian and the Scotland national team. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
Howie, a defender, joined Hibernian from Newton Juniors in 1943 and remained at Easter Road for the remainder of his career. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Easter Road is the home ground of Scottish Premier League football club Hibernian. He was part of the Hibs team that won three League Championships in 1947-48, 1950-51 and 1951-52. The Scottish football champions are the winners of the highest league in Scottish football, namely the Scottish Football League from 1890 until 1998 and the Scottish He scored in his only Scotland cap, a 3-1 win over Wales in October 1948. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football.
He was forced to retire from football in 1954 for medical reasons. He died in a car accident in 1958.