John Iorweth Hughes

John Iorweth Hughes (born 29 January 1913, date of death unknown) was a Welsh footballer who played professionally in England and Scotland. He played one game for the Wales national football team.

John Iorweth Hughes
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-01-29)29 January 1913
Place of birth Wales
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Plas Bennion
Llanerch Colts
Aberystwyth Town
Afongoch
Druids
Llanerch Colts
Rhos
Dick, Kerr's XI
19321937 Blackburn Rovers 47 (0)
19371938 Mansfield Town 76 (0)
Nelson
Bacup Borough
Rossendale United
Darwen
Third Lanark
National team
1935 Wales 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club career

Born in Rhosllanerchrugog,[1] Hughes played for various Welsh clubs until 1932, when he joined Blackburn Rovers. Over the next five years he made 47 appearances in the Football League First Division. In 1937 he joined Mansfield Town, where he made 76 League appearances.[1] After the Second World War he played for a number of non-League teams in the Lancashire area before moving to Scotland to play for Third Lanark.[1]

International career

Hughes gained one cap for the Welsh national team, on 27 March 1935 against Ireland.[2]

See also

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Soccerdata. p. 20. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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