Billy Hughes (footballer, born 1918)

Billy Hughes
Personal information
Full name William Marshall Hughes
Date of birth (1918-03-06)6 March 1918
Place of birth Llanelli, Wales
Date of death 16 June 1981(1981-06-16) (aged 63)
Place of death Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1935 Llanelli
1935Swansea Town (loan)
1935–1947 Birmingham 104 (0)
→ (wartime) 49 (0)
1940–1941Blackpool (guest) 8 (0)
1940–1941Swansea Town (guest) 1 (0)
1942–1943Fulham (guest) 2 (0)
1942–1945Chester (guest) 50 (19)
1947–1948 Luton Town 31 (0)
1948–1951 Chelsea 93 (0)
1951–1954 Hereford United
1954–1955 Flint Town United
International career
1937–1947 Wales 10 (0)
→ (wartime) 14 (0)
1944 FA Combined Services XI
1944 Royal Air Force XI
1947 Great Britain XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Marshall Hughes (6 March 1918 – 16 June 1981) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a left back. He made 169 appearances in the First Division for Birmingham and Chelsea. As an international, he won 10 full caps for Wales and also played for a Great Britain XI in 1947.