Jimmy Hughes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | August 29, 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Coxhoe, England | ||
| Date of death | January 1966 | ||
| Height | 6 ' 3 | ||
| Playing position | Inside right, Inside left, Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Northumberland Fusiliers | ? | (?) | |
| 1934-1935 | York City | 15 | (5) |
| 1935 | Hartlepools United | 8 | (3) |
| 1935-1939 | York City | 91 | (25) |
| 1939 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
James "Jimmy" Hughes (August 29, 1909 in Coxhoe, England – January 1966) was an English footballer, who played as a forward.
Career
Hughes was a regular in the Army and served in the Second Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.[1] When stationed at Catterick, he played several games for York City reserves as an amateur in the 1933–34 season.[1]
After leaving the forces, he signed professionally for York in August 1934.[1] He joined Hartlepools United in 1935 after making 17 appearances and scoring 5 goals for York.[1][2] He returned to York in the same year after making eight appearances and scoring three goals in the league for Hartlepool.[2] He established himself in the side and played in all of the FA Cup ties of the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons.[1] He rejoined Hartlepools in 1939 after making 109 appearances and scoring 28 goals in his second spell for York.[1]
During World War II, he was a prisoner of war in Germany.[1]