Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Marshall Hughes | ||
Date of birth | 6 March 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Llanelli, Wales | ||
Date of death | 16 June 1981 | (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 | ||
1935 | → Swansea Town (loan) | ||
1935–1947 | Birmingham | 104 | (0) |
→ (wartime) | 49 | (0) | |
1940–1941 | → Blackpool (guest) | 8 | (0) |
1940–1941 | → Swansea Town (guest) | 1 | (0) |
1942–1943 | → Fulham (guest) | 2 | (0) |
1942–1945 | → Chester (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.