Jimmy Hughes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Coxhoe, England | ||
| Date of death | January 1966 (aged 56) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Northumberland Fusiliers | ? | (?) | |
| 1934–1935 | York City | 15 | (5) |
| 1935 | Hartlepools United | 8 | (3) |
| 1935–1939 | York City | 91 | (25) |
| 1939 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Hughes (29 August 1909 – January 1966) was an English footballer, who played as a forward.
Career
Hughes was born in Coxhoe. He was a regular in the Army and served in the Second Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.[1] When stationed at Catterick, he played several games for York City reserves as an amateur in the 1933–34 season.[1]
After leaving the forces, he signed professionally for York in August 1934.[1] He joined Hartlepools United in 1935 after making 17 appearances and scoring 5 goals for York.[1][2] He returned to York in the same year after making eight appearances and scoring three goals in the league for Hartlepool.[2] He established himself in the side and played in all of the FA Cup ties of the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons.[1] He rejoined Hartlepools in 1939 after making 109 appearances and scoring 28 goals in his second spell for York.[1]
During World War II, he was a prisoner of war in Germany.[1]