Bobby Hughes (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]

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

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
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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 1 49 8
1929–30[9] Third Division North 29 9 1 0 4[lower-alpha 3] 1 34 10
Total 70 15 4 1 9 2 83 18
Career total 279 79 13 2 11 2 303 83
  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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