Billy McCue
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
| Born | c.1935[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | middle-distance |
| Club | Lisnagarvey Harriers Royal Ulster Constabulary AC |
Billy McCue (born c.1935) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire and Commmonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
McCue began running for Lisnagarvey Harriers[2] and was a constable with the Royal Ulster Constabulary and was also a member of their athletics club.[3]
He represented Ireland at international level[4] and in May 1958, won the 3 miles at the first trials at Paisley Park, with the view to going to the Empire Games.[5] He also won the 3 miles title at the 1958 Summer Athletic League trophy meeting.[6]
McCue was named by the Northern Ireland AAA in the final 1958 Northern Irish Team for the forthcoming Empire and Commonwealth Games.[7] He subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[8] participating in the one athletics event;[9] the 3 miles.[10]
References
- ↑ "Talking Sport". Belfast Telegraph. 10 August 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "McCue will run in Empire Games". Ulster Star. 21 June 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ninth Old Boys win junior cross-country". Belfast Telegraph. 12 January 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "R.U.C. athletes for Police championships". Belfast Telegraph. 17 July 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sprinters may form Games relay team". Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Shock for R.U.C. athletes". Belfast Telegraph. 27 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Two athletes added to the Empire Games Team". Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ulster team for Empire Games". Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Athletics 3 Mile - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2025.