Hugh G. Monteith (14 August 1874 – 12 July 1954) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for various clubs in the 1890s and 1900s, including

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and

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, with whom he won the

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Playing career

Monteith was born in

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and started his football career with

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side

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before signing for

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, where he stayed for only one season. Monteith moved south in 1895 to play for

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, making 30 appearances (ever-present) in 1895–96 in the

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as Loughborough finished 12th of 16 teams. The following season, 1896–97, he made 28 appearances as Loughborough finished 13th. He was sold in the summer of 1897 when the club needed to reduce their overdraft liabilities.

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signed Monteith for

in their first professional season playing in the Southern League, along with Billy Jones and Jack Hamilton. He made his debut in goal in a 7–4 win v Wolverton & LNWR on 11 September 1897. Monteith was ever present with 22 appearances as Bristol City were runners-up in the Southern League in 1897–98. He went on to make a further 23 appearances as the club again finished runners-up in 1898–99, then 30 appearances in 1899–1900. Signed by

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, Monteith then moved to

at the start of the

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era and the beginning of West Ham as a football club. He played 60 games in all competitions for West Ham. The team conceded just 28 goals in their first season; seven during Monteith's five-game absence during the season. In 1902 he joined

, winning the

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where Bury defeated

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in one of the most one-sided finals ever played; the 6–0 victory still stands as the record win. Bury and Monteith also equalled another record, winning the cup without conceding a goal in any round.

Honours

;

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monteith, Hugh 1874 births 1954 deaths Footballers from East Ayrshire Scottish men's footballers Southern Football League players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Celtic F.C. players Bury F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Beith F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Loughborough F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers Parkhead F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players People from New Cumnock