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 Bill Quay, England[2]
Date of death September 1955 (aged 62–63)[2]
Place of death Kingston upon Hull, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
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)
International career
1915 Southern League XI 1
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

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[2] Second Division 27 3 1 0 ― 28 3
1920–21[2] Second Division 12 1 0 0 ― 12 1
1921–22[2] Second Division 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
Rochdale 1924–25[8] Third Division North 33 11 1 0 1[a] 0 35 11
1925–26[8] Third Division North 36 16 3 1 0 0 39 17
1926–27[8] Third Division North 32 16 1 0 1[a] 0 34 16
1927–28[8] Third Division North 26 5 0 0 0 0 26 5
Total 127 48 5 1 2 0 134 49
Wigan Borough 1928–29[9] Third Division North 41 6 3 1 5[b] 1 49 8
1929–30[9] Third Division North 29 9 1 0 4[c] 1 34 10
Total 70 15 4 1 9 2 83 18
Career total 279 79 13 2 11 2 303 83
  1. ^ a b 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[edit]

Wigan Borough

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d Phillips, Steven (17 November 2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 (1st ed.). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-09-4.
  9. ^ a b "Hughes: Robert (Bobby)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 17 May 2020.


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