Hugh Goldie (10 February 1874 – 1 September 1935) was a Scottish

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active at the turn of the 20th century. He played in England for Everton, making a total of 18 appearances in

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. In his native Scotland his clubs included

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, St Mirren and

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Career

Goldie was born in

Dalry, Ayrshire Dalry () is a small town in the Garnock Valley in Ayrshire, Scotland. Drakemyre is a northern suburb. History Dalry (from gd, Dail Ruighe, 'the haugh at the slope') is a small settlement on the Rye Burn. Its history has signs of early inhabit ...

, where his father was a miner. He later moved to the

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area of

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

where he played football for Hurlford Thistle, when he was not working as a bonded storeman.Hugh Goldie, a tough tackling half back from Ayrshire
Tony Onslow, EFC Heritage Society, 22 August 2018 In 1895 he was playing for St Mirren and had been selected for the

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when he was spotted by Everton, spending two seasons on

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. He subsequently transferred to

where he spent 18 months,(Celtic player) Goldie, Hugh
FitbaStats winning the

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title in 1897–98 but falling out of favour in the next campaign after two heavy losses to Rangers (1–4 and 0–4) confirmed they would be unable to repeat the achievement. He then had spells at

, Barry Town,

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and New Brompton. During his married life he had four sons and four daughters. His sons Hugh and John both became professional footballers. He died in September 1935 in Kilmarnock. Although from the same district, his family is not closely related to the Goldie brothers (

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and

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) who played for

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in the same era.

References

1874 births 1935 deaths Scottish footballers Footballers from East Ayrshire English Football League players Everton F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Dundee F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Barry Town United F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Southern Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Men's association football wing halves People from Riccarton, East Ayrshire {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1870s-stub