| Billy Hughes | |
| Birth Date: | 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Caernarfon, Wales |
| Death Date: | 14 November |
| Position: | Centre-half |
| Years1: | 1892–1893 |
| Clubs1: | Bootle |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1893–? |
| Clubs2: | Liverpool |
| Nationalyears1: | 1891–1892 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
William Hughes (1865 – 14 November 1919) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1891 and 1892, playing 3 matches. He played his first match on 7 March 1891 against England and his last match on 26 March 1892 against Scotland. He played his club football for Bootle, where he was an ever-present in the club's first season in the Football League, making 22 appearances.[1] [2] At the end of the 1892–93 season, however, Bootle resigned from the league. He subsequently joined Liverpool.[3] An obituary described him as "one of the best centre half-backs that Bootle boasted".
After his playing career ended, he worked as a steward for the White Star Company. He died in a motorcycle accident in November 1919.[4]