| Jimmy Hughes | |
| Fullname: | James Hughes |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Coxhoe, England |
| Death Date: | January 1966 (aged 56) |
| Position: | Inside forward, centre forward |
| Years2: | 1934–1935 |
| Years3: | 1935 |
| Years4: | 1935–1939 |
| Years5: | 1939 |
| Clubs1: | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Clubs5: | Hartlepools United |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Caps4: | 91 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
James Hughes (29 August 1909 – January 1966) was an English footballer, who played as a forward.
Hughes was born in Coxhoe. He was a regular in the Army and served in the Second Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.[2] When stationed at Catterick, he played several games for York City reserves as an amateur in the 1933–34 season.[2]
After leaving the forces, he signed professionally for York in August 1934.[2] He joined Hartlepools United in 1935 after making 17 appearances and scoring 5 goals for York.[2] [3] He returned to York in the same year after making eight appearances and scoring three goals in the league for Hartlepool.[3] He established himself in the side and played in all of the FA Cup ties of the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons.[2] He rejoined Hartlepools in 1939 after making 109 appearances and scoring 28 goals in his second spell for York.[2]
During World War II, he was a prisoner of war in Germany.[2]