Hugh Wales Explained

Hugh Wales
Fullname:Hugh Morrison Wales
Birth Date:6 May 1910
Birth Place:Kilwinning, Scotland
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Calgary, Canada
Position:Right half
Clubs1:Kilwinning Rangers
Years2:1929–1946
Clubs2:Motherwell
Caps2:317
Goals2:15
Clubs3:Charlton Athletic (war guest)
Clubs4:Chelsea (war guest)
Clubs5:Luton Town (war guest)
Clubs6:Elgin City
Nationalyears1:1933
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Hugh Morrison Wales (6 May 1910 – 12 April 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half.

Career

Born in Kilwinning, Wales played club football for Motherwell,[2] (winning the Scottish Football League title in 1931–32 and playing in three Scottish Cup finals)[3] and made one appearance for Scotland in 1933.[4] He also guested during World War II for a number of teams, including Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Luton Town.[4] [5] He later played for Elgin City.[6] During the War he served with the Royal Artillery[3] and was selected for the Army's football team.[7]

He later emigrated to Canada.[4]

His father[8] and elder brother,[9] both named Abraham Wales and inside forwards by position, were also footballers, although not as successful as Hugh.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40901232/obituary-for-hugh-wales-morrison/ Obituary for Hugh WALES Morrison, 1910-1995
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/w/hughie-wales/ Hughie Wales
  4. Book: Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Paul Smith. Pitch Publishing. 2013. 278.
  5. News: In Artillery. Motherwell Times. 10 December 1954.
  6. News: Elgin Connection. Aberdeen Evening Express. 20 June 1956.
  7. https://playupliverpool.com/1944/05/20/army-v-raf-2-3-international-friendly-may-20-1944/ Army v RAF 2-3 (International friendly: May 20, 1944)
  8. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/w/abraham-wales/ Abraham Wales
  9. http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7228 (Kilmarnock player) Wales, Abe