Willie Humphries

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Belfast
Date Of Birth
June 8, 1936
Age
88
Games Played
126
-
Per Game
Games Started
126
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
11370
90.2
Per Game
Goals
24
0.2
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Willie Humphries was Jimmy Hill's first signing as manager of Coventry City in April 1962. A right winger with mesmerising skill and a superb cross, the Belfast boy started his career with Ards in the Irish League and had a brief, unhappy spell at Leeds in 1958. From the start he terrorised Third Division left backs and was a major force in City’s 1963 FA Cup run and the following year’s promotion drive, both making and scoring goals and was voted Evening Telegraph player of the year in 1962.

His form with City won him a call-up to the Irish international team and he won 14 full caps, 10 whilst with City. By March 1965 he had lost his first team place at Coventry and Hill shrewdly sold him to Swansea for £14,000. He had three good seasons with the Welsh club and won a Welsh Cup medal. In 1968 he returned to Ulster to play for Ards again, winning an Irish Cup winners medal in 1969 and being voted Ulster Footballer of the Year in 1970 and 1972 and he became their player-manager in 1971. In 1974 he helped the club win all four Irish Cups and went on to serve the club as manager, director and Social Club manager until 1982. His tally of almost 600 games for the club is a record that will probably never be beaten.

Penalties (1 - missed)
1962-63
9 March 1963 v Queens Park Rangers H, missed

Football League Second Division (England)
1964-1965
Coventry City
27
27
2430′
3 (0)
27
27
0
2430′
0
0
0
3 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1964-1965
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1963-1964
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1962-1963
Coventry City
9
9
840′
12
12
0
1110′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1964-1965
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1963-1964
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
1962-1963
Coventry City
1
1
90′
5
5
0
450′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Football League Third Division (England)
1963-1964
Coventry City
40
40
3600′
10 (0)
1962-1963
Coventry City
41
41
3690′
10 (0)
1961-1962
Coventry City
1
1
90′
82
82
0
7380′
0
0
0
20 (0)
0
0
Totals:
126
126
0
11370′
0
0
0
24 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Second Division 1964-1965
Football League Second Division 1964-1965
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 5:4
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
L 3:5
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 5:3
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
W 2:0
90`
FA Cup 1964-1965
FA Cup 1964-1965
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 3:0
90`
League Cup 1964-1965
League Cup 1964-1965
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 1:8
90`
Coventry City
Mansfield Town
H
W 3:2
90`
Football League Third Division 1963-1964
Football League Third Division 1963-1964
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
H
L 2:5
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Mansfield Town
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 3:6
90`
1
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
H
W 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 8:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Mansfield Town
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:3
90`
2
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Reading
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
W 0:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 5:1
90`
FA Cup 1963-1964
FA Cup 1963-1964
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Trowbridge Town
A
W 1:6
90`
League Cup 1963-1964
League Cup 1963-1964
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
L 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 3:4
90`
Football League Third Division 1962-1963
Football League Third Division 1962-1963
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
H
W 5:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Carlisle United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Halifax Town
H
W 5:4
90`
Coventry City
Wrexham
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Peterborough United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Halifax Town
A
W 2:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Wrexham
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 6:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 3:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Southend United
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 2:0
90`
FA Cup 1962-1963
FA Cup 1962-1963
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
D 2:2
120`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Lincoln City
A
W 1:5
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 1:0
90`
League Cup 1962-1963
League Cup 1962-1963
Coventry City
Swansea Town
H
W 3:2
90`
Football League Third Division 1961-1962
Football League Third Division 1961-1962
Coventry City
Hull City
H
L 0:2
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Swansea City
Mon, 01 Mar, 1965
Coventry City
Swansea City
Mon, 01 Mar, 1965
Ards
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Apr, 1962
£14,000
Ards
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Apr, 1962
£14,000

Northern Ireland, 10 caps, 1 goal

1961-62
9 May 1962 Holland v Northern Ireland, Rotterdam, friendly, 4-0
1962-63
10 October 1962 Poland v Northern Ireland, Katowice, 1964 European Nations Cup Qualfying, 0-2, goal
20 October 1962 Northern Ireland v England, Belfast, British Home Championship, 1-3
7 November 1962 Scotland v Northern Ireland, Hampden Park, British Home Championship, 5-1
3 April 1963 Northern Ireland v Wales, Belfast, British Home Championship, 1-4
30 May 1963 Spain v Northern Ireland, Bilbao, 1964 European Nations Cup Qualfying, 1-1
1963-64
12 October 1963 Northern Ireland v Scotland, Belfast , British Home Championship, 2-1
30 October 1963 Northern Ireland v Spain, Belfast , 1964 European Nations Cup Qualfying, 0-1
20 November 1963 England v Northern Ireland, Wembley, British Home Championship, 8-3
1964-65
25 November 1964 Scotland v Northern Ireland, Hampden Park, British Home Championship, 3-2

1 previous cap with Ards and 3 further caps with Swansea Town (total 14 caps, 1 goal).