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 association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

, making his debut aged 17 in a Division One match against

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. After a spell with

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, Humes joined

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

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

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, Hugh Ryden 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

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

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, 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