Jimmy Humes (born 6 August 1942) is an English former professional

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who played as a winger. He played in

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for four clubs.

Playing career

Humes began his career with

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

, making his debut aged 17 in a

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match against

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. After a spell with Bristol Rovers, Humes joined

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

in July 1963. He spent four years at Chester, with the most memorable season being 1964–65. Along with teammates

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and

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, Humes managed to score 20 first-team goals. This included a diving header to give Chester the lead at

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in the

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, although United recovered to win 2–1. Humes moved to

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

in July 1967, where he ended his professional career with seven league appearances. After spending a year playing for non-league side

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

, Humes retired from playing and went on to work for housing department for Carlisle City Council.'Player Memories', Chester City v. Mansfield Town matchday programme; 5/2/1994; p. 24

Honours

Barnsley *

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runners-up: 1967–68 (7 apps, 1 goal).

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Career stats

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Humes, Jimmy 1942 births Living people Footballers from Carlisle, Cumbria English men's footballers Men's association football wingers English Football League players Preston North End F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Chorley F.C. players