Bobby Hughes (footballer)
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]
| 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 | |||
| National team | |||
| 1915 | Southern League XI | 1 | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 49 | 8 |
| 1929–30[7] | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 34 | 10 | ||
| Total | 70 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 169 | 34 | ||
- 3 appearances and 1 goal in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Manchester Senior Cup
- 3 appearances and 1 goal in Manchester Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 190589161X.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- "Players A to Z (G-H)". www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "The Definitive History of Leeds United – Players – Bobby Hughes 1916". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "TigerBase – Player Profile". tigerbase.hullcity.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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