Bobby Hughes (footballer)

Bobby Hughes
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]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 146. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference OnCloudSeven was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. ^ "Players A to Z (G-H)". www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Players – Bobby Hughes 1916". The Mighty Mighty Whites – The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 12 January 2017.