Background
Hume was born in Armadale, West Lothian.
Hume was born in Armadale, West Lothian.
He played as a wing half or inside forward. He played for nearby Seafield United and Whitburn before joining Dunfermline Athletic in 1955, for whom he made his Scottish League debut during the 1956-1957 season. He played four Division One games, scoring once, and the next season played five Division Two games, again scoring once, and one game in the Scottish League Cup.
Despite interest from Rangers, Hume then came to England and signed for Birmingham City of the Football League First Division in February 1958, making his first-team debut in a friendly against Valencia.
He played eight league games in the 1959-1960 season, succeeding Bunny Larkin at inside left, but scored only twice, and returned to Scotland in 1960. Hume made a few appearances for Street Mirren and for Berwick Rangers before trying his luck in Ireland, first with Bangor and then Glentoran.
He scored for Glentoran in a Gold Cup final to earn himself a winners" medal, and represented the club in their first modern foray into European competition, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup of 1962-1963. Drawn to play Real Zaragoza, Glentoran lost the first leg 2–0, but took the lead in the away leg as Hume "swept inside for Matt Doherty to volley it into the roof of the Netto", only to lose 6–2.
Returning to Scotland once more, Hume was briefly on the books of Alloa Athletic before becoming a player-coach in junior football, firstly for three years at Armadale Thistle and then at Bathgate Thistle.
Hume died in hospital in Livingston, West Lothian, in August 1990 at the age of 54.