Bobby Hughes (footballer)
| 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)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pelaw | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Northampton Town | |||
| 1919–1921 | Hull City | 66 | (9) |
| 1922 | Sheffield United | 2 | |
| 1923–1924 | Brentford | 16 | (7) |
| 1924–1927 | Rochdale | 127 | (48) |
| 1928–1930 | Wigan Borough | 66 | (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.[1][3] He scored more than 100 goals in his career and represented the Southern League versus the Football League XI in 1915.[1][4]
Honours
- Manchester Senior Cup: 1929–30[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1923–24[5] | Third Division South | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| Career total | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b "Players A to Z (G-H)". www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "The Definitive History of Leeds United – Players – Bobby Hughes 1916". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.
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- 1892 births
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Association football outside forwards
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- People from Pelaw
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Wigan Borough F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- 1955 deaths
- Ashton National F.C. players
- Southern Football League representative players
- Leeds City F.C. wartime guest players
- Manchester United F.C. wartime guest players
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs