Jimmy Hugall Explained

Jimmy Hugall
Fullname:James Cockburn Hugall
Birth Date:26 April 1889
Birth Place:Whitburn, England
Death Place:Sunderland, England
Height:5 ft 11 in[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:–1907
Clubs1:Rectory Park Villa
Years2:1907–
Clubs2:Sunderland Co-operative Wednesday
Clubs3:Sunderland Royal Rovers
Years4:1908–1910
Clubs4:Whitburn
Years5:1910–1922
Clubs5:Clapton Orient
Caps5:140
Goals5:0
Years6:1918
Clubs6:Leeds City (guest)
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:1918–1919
Clubs7:Sunderland (guest)
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:1922–1923
Clubs8:Hamilton Academical
Caps8:17
Goals8:0
Years9:1923–1924
Clubs9:Durham City
Caps9:35
Goals9:0
Clubs10:Seaham Colliery
Clubs11:Sunderland Co-operative Wednesday

James Cockburn Hugall (26 April 1889 – 23 September 1927) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his 12 years in the Football League with Clapton Orient.[2] A goalkeeper, he also played league football for Durham City and Hamilton Academical.[3] [4]

Personal life

Hugall served as a corporal in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and was commissioned as a lieutenant into the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry on 24 July 1916.[5] During the course of his service, he was wounded in both legs, the left eye and the left shoulder.[6] [7] At the time of Hugall's death after an operation in September 1927, he was the manager the George & Dragon hotel in Sunderland.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clapton Orient1914–15[8] Second Division31010320
Hamilton Academical1922–23[9] Scottish First Division170001[10] 0180
Career total4801010500
  1. News: 18 August 1913 . The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Clapton Orient . 5 . Athletic News . Manchester . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 146.
  3. Web site: Hugall, Jimmy (1922) . 11 December 2015 . Hamilton Academical Memory Bank.
  4. Web site: Hugall Jimmy Clapton Orient 1920 . 25 December 2018 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
  5. Web site: James Cockburn Hugall Service Record . 12 December 2015 . Football and the First World War.
  6. Web site: Our Her-O's: Part three of Orient's WW1 Heroes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211205021334/https://www.leytonorient.com/2018/11/08/world-war-i-part-three/ . 5 December 2021 . 11 March 2019 . www.leytonorient.com . en-gb.
  7. Web site: Players – Jimmy Hugall 1918 . 11 December 2015 . The Definitive History of Leeds United.
  8. News: Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15 . en-US . Football and the First World War . 31 August 2017.
  9. Web site: 1922–23 . 31 August 2017 . docs.google.com.
  10. Appearance in Lanarkshire Express Cup