Hugh Lindsay

Hugh Murray Lindsay (born 23 August 1938) is an English former amateur footballer who played as an inside-forward for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, as well as making two Football League appearances for Southampton in 1961, making him the last amateur player to play for Southampton.

Football career Lindsay was born in Ickenham in west London and attended St Clement Danes Grammar School before attending the University of London and then training as a teacher.

Although Lindsay had signed with Southampton in the summer of 1960, his teaching training commitments prevented him from playing for any of the "Saints" teams on a regular basis; furthermore, on most Saturdays he was required to turn out for Kingstonian. Although manager Ted Bates tried his hardest to persuade him to sign as a professional, he preferred to concentrate on his profession as a teacher. and they were lucky to gain a 1–1 draw (with the equaliser coming from a "fluky" free-kick from Tommy Traynor), although match reports show that Lindsay had the "best shot" of the game. Lindsay retained his place for the next match, a 1–0 defeat to Stoke City before Brian Clifton took over the No. 10 shirt.

Lindsay continued to make occasional appearances for the reserves, with six appearances (four goals) in 1961–62 and three the following year, before disappearing from the league scene, although Southampton retained his Football League registration until 1965.

Being an amateur, Lindsay was able to continue to play for Kingstonians, before returning to Wealdstone in 1962. He remained there for eight years, before joining Hampton in 1970.

After three years with Hampton, he returned to Kingstonian as a coach, before becoming assistant manager at Hampton. He was later the manager of Polytechnic F.C. of the Southern Amateur League.

He became a lecturer at the Richmond upon Thames College and kept fit by turning out for Lensbury veterans on Sundays.