Jimmy Humes

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playername = Jimmy Humes


fullname = James Humes
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1942|8|6
cityofbirth = Carlisle
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Retired
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position = Winger
youthyears = 1957–1959
youthclubs = Preston North End
years = 1959–1962
1962–1963
1963–1967
1967–1968
1968–1969
clubs = Preston North End
Bristol Rovers
Chester
Barnsley
Chorley
caps(goals) = 18 0 0(1)
2 000 (0)
12400(31)
7 000 (1)
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Jimmy Humes (born 6 August 1942, Carlisle) is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for four clubs.

Playing career

Humes began his career with Preston North End, making his debut aged 17 in a Division One match against Nottingham Forest [’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Mansfield Town matchday programme; 5/2/1994; pg. 24] . After a spell with Bristol Rovers, Humes joined Chester in July 1963.

He spent four years at Chester, with the most memorable season being 1964–65. Along with team-mates Mike Metcalf, Elfed Morris, Hugh Ryden and Gary Talbot, Humes managed to score 20 first-team goals. This included a diving header to give Chester the lead at Manchester United in the FA Cup [’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Mansfield Town matchday programme; 5/2/1994; pg. 24] , although United recovered to win 2–1.

Humes moved to Barnsley in July 1967, where he ended his professional career with seven league appearances. After spending a year playing for non-league side Chorley, Humes retired from playing [’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Mansfield Town matchday programme; 5/2/1994; pg. 24] and went on to work for housing department for Carlisle City Council [’Player Memories’, Chester City v. Mansfield Town matchday programme; 5/2/1994; pg. 24] .

Honours

Barnsley

*Division Four runners-up: 1967–68 (7 apps, 1 goal).

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jimmyhumes.htm Career stats]

References