Tom Hughes (footballer)

Thomas Hughes (1892 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.[1][6] He was described as "a small and compact schemer" of an inside left.[5]

Tom Hughes
Personal information
Full name Thomas Hughes[1]
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth South Hetton, England[2]
Date of death 1 July 1916 (aged 23–24)[3]
Place of death Somme, France[4]
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[5]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wallsend Park Villa
1912–1915 Newcastle United 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Hughes served as a corporal in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed on the first day on the Somme.[7] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1912–13[2] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 147. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Tom Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. "Footballers at the Front". www.newsguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. Scott, Kenneth H. "Player Details | Thomas Hughes | toon1892". www.toon1892.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. "Thomas Hughes | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 October 2019.


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