Hugh Howie

For the writer, see Hugh Howey.
Hugh Howie
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-02-14)14 February 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 January 1958(1958-01-14) (aged 33)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1943 Newton Juniors
1943–1954 Hibernian 139 (0)
National team
1948 Scotland 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Hugh Howie (14 February 1924 – 14 January 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played for Newton Juniors, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.

Howie, born in Glasgow, was a defender and joined Hibernian from Newton Juniors in 1943 and remained at Easter Road for the remainder of his career. He was part of the Hibs team that won three League Championships in 1947–48, 1950–51 and 1951–52. He scored in his only Scotland cap, a 3–1 win over Wales in October 1948.

He was forced to retire from football in 1954 for medical reasons. He died in a car accident in 1958.

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