Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |
Wigan Borough
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]
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]
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 |
Wigan Borough