John Hulme
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-02-06)6 February 1945
Place of birth Mobberley, England
Date of death 26 May 2008(2008-05-26) (aged 63)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1960–1962 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1972 Bolton Wanderers 188 (7)
1971Notts County 8 (0)
1972–1974 Reading 87 (0)
1974–1976 Bury 86 (5)
1976–1977 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Total 369 (12)
Managerial career
1976–1978 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John J. Hulme (6 February 1945 – 26 May 2008) was an English professional football player and manager.

Career

Born in Mobberley, Hulme played in the Football League as a central defender for Bolton Wanderers, Notts County, Reading and Bury, before moving to Switzerland to become player-manager of FC La Chaux-de-Fonds.[1]

He died on 26 May 2008, at the age of 63, from pancreatic cancer.[2][3]

References

  1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. ""A professional on the pitch and a hero to his sons" – John Hulme". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 2 June 2008.
  3. "John Hulme 1945–2008". Bury F.C. 12 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.


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