Bobby_Hughes_(footballer)

Bobby Hughes (footballer)

Bobby Hughes (footballer)

English footballer


Robert Hughes (5 September 1892 – September 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.[4][5] He scored more than 100 goals during his career and represented the Southern League XI versus the Football League XI in 1915.[4][6]

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Personal life

As of 1917, Hughes was working in a government job across Northern England.[2] After retiring from football, he returned to Hull in the 1930s and worked as a plumber in an oil refinery.[2]

Career statistics

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  1. Appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup
  2. 3 appearances and 1 goal in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Manchester Senior Cup
  3. 3 appearances and 1 goal in Manchester Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup

Honours

Wigan Borough


References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Bobby Hughes". On Cloud Seven. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. "Players A to Z (G-H)". www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. "Players – Bobby Hughes 1916". The Mighty Mighty Whites – The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. Phillips, Steven (17 November 2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 (1st ed.). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-09-4.
  9. "Hughes: Robert (Bobby)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 17 May 2020.



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