Hugh Hilley

Hugh Hilley
Personal information
Full name Hugh Hilley
Date of birth 19 March 1899
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 September 1987(1987-09-14) (aged 88)
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– St Anthony's
1921–1928 Celtic 171 (0)
International career
1924[1] Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Hilley (19 March 1899 – 14 September 1987) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a left back for Celtic from 1921 to 1928.[2][3] He won the Scottish Football League championship in 1925–26, either side of Scottish Cup victories in 1925 and 1927, as well as one winner's medal each in the Glasgow Cup and Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.

Noted for his energy and bravery on the field, in 1927 it was reported that he had suffered some kind of nervous breakdown brought on by exhaustion. He recovered, but decided to give up playing, and later operated an ice-cream shop in Townhead, Glasgow.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ (SFL player) Hugh Hilley, London Hearts Supporters club
  2. ^ "[Celtic player] Hilley, Hugh". FitbaStats. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Rafters, Frank (2015). Uniquely Celtic - The Soul and the Spirit. Grosvenor House Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1781489710. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "How Hugh Hilley's medal was returned". Evening Times. 1971. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ Casino Cinema (Glasgow City Archives, Planning Department), The Glasgow Story