Fishermen & Whites

Last updated : 23 October 2014 By @pnemad

Footballers who have played league football for both PNE & Fleetwood

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989) Iain HUME

PNE 77 apps; 23 goals

Fleetwood 8 apps 1 goal

PNE Debut 18/09/2010 v Norwich (H) – Lost 0-1

 

828) David LUCAS

PNE 122 apps; 0 goals

Fleetwood 2 apps 0 goals

PNE Debut 27/04/1996 v Hartlepool (A) – Won 2-0

 

835) Paul MCKENNA    

PNE 417 apps; 30 goals

Fleetwood 15 apps; 0 goals

PNE Debut 09/02/1996 v Chesterfield (A) – Won 2-0

 

990) Conor MCLAUGHLIN

PNE 24 apps; 0 goals

Fleetwood  66 apps; 0 goals

PNE Debut 12/11/2010 v Hull (H) – Lost 0-2

 

Player Profile – Iain Hume

Iain Edward Hume was born in Edinburgh on 30 October 1983.

He made his debut for Tranmere at the age of 16. He progressed through the youth ranks at Tranmere and spent the last 18 months of his career at Prenton Park under the guidance of Brian Little. Hume made his Tranmere debut in a 3-1 defeat at Swinson on 15 April 2000. He made three appearances during the season, the last being his home debut in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on 7 May.

He featured as a substitute when they knocked out Merseyside rivals Everton in the 2000/01 FA Cup in a memorable 3–0 victory at Goodison Park.on 27 January.

The 2002/03 season saw Hume score 6 goals, his first was ain a 1-1 draw at home to Peterborough on 29 October 2002. His next goals was a brace in a 2-1 home win over Blackpool on 22 February.

The following season saw Hume net 14 goals in all competitions including a brace on two occasions in March 2004 with a 3-2 home defeat to Chesterfioeld on the 13th and a 4-0 home victory over Notts County a fortnight later.

Hume, who was linked with moves to Preston and Sheffield Wednesday prior to signing for Leicester, helped his previous club, Tranmere Rovers claim the scalp of Bolton Wanderers in an FA Cup campaign. He scored the winner in a replay at the Reebok Stadium as Tranmere went on to reach the quarter finals in 2004 as Rovers won 2-1 on 13 January 2004.

His best season for Tranmere was during the 2004/05 campaign where he finished top scorer with 16 goals in all competitions. These included a brace in a 2-1 win at Torquay on 25 September and in a 5-4 defeat at home to Bradford on 16 October. His last Tranmere match was a 1-0 home win over Swindon on 29 August 2005. Hume had scored 32 league goals in 151 appearances.

Signed on transfer deadline day at the end of August 2005, Hume was Craig Levein's most expensive signing in his first year as manager. He was bought as a direct replacement for David Connolly who moved to Wigan the same day. Hume put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal the fee for Hume was an initial £500,000, while Tranmere were entitled to a 10% sell-on clause.

Hume made his Leicester debut in a 2-0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday on 10 September. His first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw at Derby on 10 October.  His first goals at the Walkers Stadium was a brace in a 4-2 win against Sheffield United on 26 November. He finished the season with nine goals for the Foxes.

Hume scored 14 goals in 50 appearances in all competitions in 2006/07 and signed a new three-year deal on 5 June 2007 to stay at the club.

 He scored his first goal of the 2007/08 season in a 4-1 win against Watford on 25 August, and was named in the Championship Team of the Week two days later. The goal was voted Goal of the Season on 28 April 2008. Despite scoring a goal in his 100th match for Leicester on 11 December, his team still lost 3–1 to Ipswich. Hume scored his 30th goal for Leicester on 16 February 2008, beating Norwich City 4–0. Despite finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 11 league goals, Hume could not prevent Leicester from being relegated at the end of the season. He received his first red card in a 0-0 draw at Scunthorpe on 20 October.

Despite announcing that he would stay at Leicester, on 25 June, Barnsley secured the signing of Hume for £1.2 million. He had scored 33 goals in 122 league matches.

On the opening day of the season on 9 August, Hume scored just five minutes into his Barnsley debut away to Queens Park Rangers; however Barnsley lost the game 2–1. Hume was sent off on his home debut for Barnsley, a 2–1 defeat to Coventry on 16 August 2008. He then scored his second goal for Barnsley in front of the Oakwell crowd with a stunning strike against Derby. He then scored the 4th of Barnsley's 4–1 win over local rivals Doncaster Rovers, also at Oakwell, with a curling 30-yard strike past Neil Sullivan. He scored his fourth Reds goal in the home game with rivals Sheffield Wednesday. Barnsley ended up winning 2–1.

On 8 November 2008, he sustained a fractured skull and internal bleeding following an elbow to the head, prior to challenging for the ball in the 35th minute, from former PNE player Chris Morgan against Sheffield United, which the Blades won 2-1. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He underwent surgery after the incident.

On 11 November Hume was moved out of the high dependency unit at Manchester Hospital and into a normal ward. Reds manager and former PNE player Simon Davey visited Hume and said he was "in a bad way, very groggy, but talking". He was released from hospital on 17 November to continue his convalescence at home but subsequently re-admitted after feeling unwell. According to Sky Sports News this was due to an infection which was treated with antibiotics. Following due observation he was discharged once again. Hume subsequently returned to light training with the Barnsley squad participating in running and finishing activities.

Hume made his long awaited return to the Reds first team with a 50th-minute substitute appearance against Gainsborough on 21 July 2009, his first appearance for nearly nine months. His first league match back was in a the 2-0 home defeat to Coventry on 15th August and played three days later in a 3-0 home defeat to Preston. Hume scored in consecutive home wins over West Brom and Ipswich and scored a brace in a 2-2 draw at home to Peterborough on 5 April. His last match was in a 1-0 home defeat to Rochdale in the Carling Cup on 10 August. He had netted 9 goals in 51 league appearances.

Hume joined Preston on 14 September 2010, taking the number 16 shirt. He made his debut in a 1-0 home defeat to Norwich four days later and scored his first goal for the Lilywhites on 25th September Saturday at Coventry, a right footed shot from 20 yards. He scored his second in as many games in the 6–4 win over Leeds and the 10th goal of the match at Elland Road. On 23 October it was announced that Hume would return to Barnsley following a poor run of results for his parent club. However, on the 28th, Hume's loan was extended, with Paul Hayes going the other way to Barnsley with view to a permanent deal for Hume in January. Hume scored for Preston on 11 December versus Ipswich with the game ending 1–0 with Hume scoring in the 50th. Hume scored against his old club, Leicester with a half volley in the 90th minute of the game to draw 1-1 on 15 January.

Iain Hume moved to Preston permanently in the January transfer window for an undisclosed fee.

The Ipswich win was followed by a 14-game winless streak, which was broken by three consecutive wins over Scunthorpe, Coventry, and promotion hopefuls Swansea. Hume contributed a goal and an assist in the first two games, while scoring both against Swansea as Preston to a 2–1 win, the second goal coming after a mazy run past three defenders. After a loss to Reading, Hume was again on the scoresheet in the following game against Portsmouth that ended in an eventual 1–1 draw. At the end of the season, Preston was relegated to League One, following a dismal season with only 42 points. Hume led the team with 12 goals in the Championship and became the first player from Preston following relegation to come out publicly committing himself to the team for the following season.

Ahead of the 2011/12 season, he was awarded the vice-captaincy for his sheer effort and commitment to the club, although he shared that role with Graham Alexander until he was given the role of Joint Assistant Caretaker Manager, and he led the team out on their opening day defeat to Colchester United, which finished 4–2. After this, he scored in a 3-2 victory over Crewe  on 9 August and in a 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe four days later.

In the 3-1 defeat at Huddersfield on 22 October, when he was not totally fit to play, he sustained an injury, which ended up keeping him out until December. He returned in a 0–0 draw with Stevenage, coming on at half time for an injured Paul Parry. His return was greeted warmly by the Preston fans. He scored his first goal since returning against Carlisle United, in a 3–3 draw on Boxing Day. Then after spending seven more weeks on the sidelines he scored two goals in the 2–1 win over Exeter on 17 March. His second brace of the season with a 4-3 win at Wycombe on 27 September. Hume finished the season with 10 goals from 29 appearances with all competitions.

On 31 August 2012, Hume signed for Doncaster on loan from Preston until January 2013 a deal that was extended till the end of the season. Hume made his debut for the club the following day as a second half sub for Kyle Bennett against Yeovil Town, the game ended in a 2–1 defeat. Hume then went on to score in a 2–0 victory over Leyton Orient and also a crucial injury time winner against table toppers Tranmere . Hume's work ethic and skill soon made him become a fan favourite at the Keepmoat. He then later went to score in a 3–0 win over Hartlepool and then a crucial goal in the 3–2 win against Doncaster's local rivals; Scunthorpe United. Hume helped guide Doncaster Rovers to the league one title earning his first medal of his career and finished the 2012/13 season with 7 goals.

Hume returned to Preston and played the last two minutes of the opening match of the season with a 0-0 draw at home to Wolves. Hume scored two goals for PNE in the 2013/14 campaign in a 2-1 home win over Swindon on 28 September and the only goal in the victory at Notts County on 26 October. His final match for Preston was the return match against Notts County with a 2-0 win at Deepdale on 1 February. Hume had scored 23 league goals in 85 matches for the Lilywhites.

On 20 March 2014, Hume joined League Two side Fleetwood Town until the end of the season. The move reunited him with Graham Alexander, his captain at Preston. Hume was assigned the number 36 shirt. His Cod Army debut was in a 3-0 defeat at Exeter on 22 March. His home debut was three days later in a 3-1 home victory over Bristol Rovers. His only goal for Fleetwood came on his fifth appearance as an 85th equaliser in the Lancashire derby against Morecambe on 12 April with the match finishing 2-2. Hume played eight league matches for Fleetwood, his final game was the League Two Play-Off final at Wembley which Fleetwood won 1-0 against Burton on 26 May and was substituted with four minutes to go. At the end of the season, Hume was released by Preston.

On 21 August 2014, Hume was drafted by the Kerala Blasters, joining Player-Manager David James and Michael Chopra at the club. On 21 October 2014, Hume scored the first-ever goal for Kerala Blasters in the club’s second game in the new Indian Super League, which they lost 2-1 to Chennaiyin FC.

Although born in Scotland Hume played internationally for Canada. He played at the at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina and at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored three goals, including the game winner versus Czech Republic. The win over the Czech's qualified Canada for the round of 16, where they eliminated Burkina Faso on a goal by Josh Simpson. In the quarter finals, Hume scored the equalizer in the 53rd minute to send their game against Spain to extra time. Canada eventually lost 2–1. It is Canada's best showing at a FIFA male event.

He made his senior debut for Canada in a February 2003 friendly match against Libya.

Coming on as a substitute in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final versus the United States, he made an immediate impact, making his presence known through a few tough tackles and a remarkable goal, snapping Canada's 705-minute scoring drought in matches versus the United States. Minutes later he kept Canada within a goal's reach courtesy of a goal-line clearance with his heel, to deny Clint Dempsey a goal. Hume has scored 6 goals in 39 appearances for Canada.