Hugh Fletcher (footballer) explained

Hugh Fletcher
Fullname:Hugh Malcolm Fletcher
Birth Date:8 April 1933
Birth Place:Lochgilphead, Scotland
Death Date:25 January 2023 (aged 89)
Death Place:Ardrishaig
Position:Full back
Years2:1952–1956
Clubs2:Celtic
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1956–1962
Caps3:124
Goals3:18

Hugh Malcolm Fletcher (8 April 1933 - 25 January 2023) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Carlisle United in the Football League.[1]

Fletcher was born in Lochgilphead, Argyll, and began his football career with his local club, Lochgilphead F.C. He signed for Celtic, but never played for the first team, and moved south of the border to join Third Division North club Carlisle United ahead of the 1956–57 season.[1] Although primarily a full back, Fletcher was sometimes used in a more forward position, and in his third season with Carlisle, he finished as the club's top scorer, with 19 goals in all competitions, 17 in the league.[2] [3] He remained with Carlisle until the 1961–62 season, finishing with 18 goals from 124 league appearances.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugh Fletcher . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database . Neil Brown . 21 February 2014.
  2. News: Ian Harte is Carlisle Utd's most prolific goal scoring defender ever . News and Star . Carlisle . 5 February 2010 . 21 February 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140222111917/http://newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle_united/latest/ian_harte_is_carlisle_utd_s_most_prolific_goal_scoring_defender_ever . 22 February 2014 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Season-by-Season 1950–59 . Carlisle United Online Archive . 21 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050214054511/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/a.woodcock/archive/1950-59.htm . 14 February 2005 . dmy-all .