Jimmy Humes

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Jimmy Humes
Personal information
Full name	James Humes
Date of birth	August 6, 1942 (1942-08-06) (age 65)
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1957–1959	Preston North End
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1959–1962 1962–1963 1963–1967 1967–1968 1968–1969	Preston North End Bristol Rovers Chester Barnsley Chorley	18 0 0(1) 2 000 (0) 12400(31) 7 000 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

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.

Contents 1 Playing Career 2 Honours 3 External Links 4 References

[edit] Playing Career

Humes began his career with Preston North End, making his debut aged 17 in a Division One match against Nottingham Forest ^[1]. 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 ^[2], 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 ^[3] and went on to work for housing department for Carlisle City Council ^[4].

[edit] Honours

Barnsley

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

[edit] External Links

• Career stats

[edit] References