Idris Hopkins

Idris Hopkins
Personal information
Full name Idris Morgan Hopkins[1]
Date of birth (1910-10-11)11 October 1910[1]
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales[1]
Date of death 9 October 1994(1994-10-09) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death High Wycombe, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1926 New Road Amateurs
1926–1927 Gellifaelog Amateurs
1929–1930 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1930–1931 Dartford
1931–1932 Ramsgate Press Wanderers
1932 Crystal Palace 4 (0)
1932–1947 Brentford 293 (77)
1947–1948 Bristol City 27 (0)
Total 303 (77)
International career
1934–1939 Wales 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Idris Morgan Hopkins (11 October 1910 – 9 October 1994) was a Welsh footballer famed for his talented right foot. He played for many clubs throughout his career, but most famously Brentford where he captained them in the English First Division. He is a member of the Brentford Hall of Fame.[2]

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  2. ^ "Brentford FC Former Players' Association". brentfordfcformerplayers.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.