Bobby Hughes (footballer)

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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]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
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
Total 393 (102)
National team
1915 Southern League XI 1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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[6] Second Division 27 3 1 0 ― 28 3
1920–21[6] 12 1 0 0 ― 12 1
1921–22[6] 27 5 2 0 ― 29 5
Total 66 9 3 0 ― 69 9
Brentford 1923–24[7] Third Division South 16 7 1 0 ― 17 7
Wigan Borough 1928–29[8] Third Division North 41 6 3 1 5[a] 1 49 8
1929–30[8] 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 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Players A to Z (G-H)". www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Players – Bobby Hughes 1916". The Mighty Mighty Whites – The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Bobby Hughes". On Cloud Seven. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. ^ a b "Hughes: Robert (Bobby)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 17 May 2020.


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