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Bobby Hughes
Personal information
Full name Robert Hughes[1]
Date of birth 5 September 1892
Place of birth Pelaw, England
Date of death 1955 (aged 62–63)[1]
Position(s) Outside forward
Youth career
Primitive Sunday School
Pelaw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1915 Northampton Town 112 (23)
1917–1922 Hull City 66 (9)
1922 Sheffield United 2 (0)
1923–1924 Brentford 16 (7)
1924–1927 Rochdale 127 (48)
1928–1930 Wigan Borough 70 (15)
Ashton National
International career
1915 Southern League XI 1
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Hughes (5 September 1892 – 1955) was an English professional football outside forward who played in the Football League, most notably for Rochdale, Wigan Borough and Hull City.[2][3] He scored more than 100 goals in his career and represented the Southern League versus the Football League XI in 1915.[2][4]

Honours

Wigan Borough

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1919–20[5] Second Division 27 3 1 0 ― 28 3
1920–21[5] 12 1 0 0 ― 12 1
1921–22[5] 27 5 2 0 ― 29 5
Total 66 9 3 0 ― 69 9
Brentford 1923–24[6] Third Division South 16 7 1 0 ― 17 7
Wigan Borough 1928–29[7] Third Division North 41 6 3 1 5[a] 1 49 8
1929–30[7] 29 9 1 0 4[b] 1 34 10
Total 70 15 4 1 9 2 83 18
Career total 152 31 8 1 9 2 169 34
  1. ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Manchester Senior Cup
  2. ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in Manchester Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ a b "Players A to Z (G-H)". www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ "The Definitive History of Leeds United – Players – Bobby Hughes 1916". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "TigerBase – Player Profile". tigerbase.hullcity.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ a b "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 17 May 2020.


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