Harry Hughes (footballer, born 1929) explained

Harry Hughes
Fullname:Harold James Hughes
Birth Date:8 October 1929
Birth Place:Nuneaton, England
Death Place:Weymouth, Dorset, England
Position:Centre half
Clubs1:Symington
Years2:1950–1951
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1951–1952
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1952–1958
Caps4:77
Goals4:2
Years5:1958–1963
Caps5:204
Goals5:14
Years6:1963–19??
Clubs6:Guildford City

Harold James Hughes (8 October 1929 - 15 October 2013) was an English professional footballer.[1] His clubs included Chelsea, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances.[2] He was captain of the Bournemouth team that knocked out Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur before losing to Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1957.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd . 2001. 0-7524-2243-X. 165.
  2. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/gillingham/gillingham.html Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database