| James Hughes | |
| Birth Date: | December 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Bootle, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1902–1903 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bedford |
| Youthyears2: | 1903 |
| Youthclubs2: | Diamond Match Works |
| Youthyears3: | 1903 |
| Youthclubs3: | Bootle Amateurs |
| Youthyears4: | 1903–1904 |
| Youthclubs4: | Hertford Albion |
| Years1: | 1904–1909 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1909–1920 |
| Clubs2: | Crystal Palace |
| Caps2: | 200 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 1920–1922 |
| Clubs3: | Chatham |
| Caps3: | ? |
| Goals3: | ? |
James Hughes was an English footballer who played as a defender. He was born in Bootle in December 1885[1] and played for Liverpool before signing for Crystal Palace in 1909.[1] Between then and 1920 Hughes made 200 appearances for Crystal Palace in the Southern League, scoring 15 times.[1] In 1920 Hughes moved on to Chatham.
He earned one representative cap with the Southern League XI.[2]
Hughes died in 1948, aged 62 or 63.