John Iorweth Hughes Explained

John Iorweth Hughes
Birth Date:29 January 1913
Birth Place:Rhosllanerchrugog, Wales
Death Place:Harrowden, England
Height:5 ft 9 in[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Plas Bennion
Clubs2:Llanerch Colts
Clubs3:Aberystwyth Town
Clubs4:Afongoch
Clubs5:Druids
Clubs6:Llanerch Colts
Clubs7:Rhos
Clubs8:Dick, Kerr's XI
Years9:1932–1937
Clubs9:Blackburn Rovers
Caps9:47
Goals9:0
Years10:1937–1938
Clubs10:Mansfield Town
Caps10:76
Goals10:0
Clubs11:Nelson
Clubs12:Bacup Borough
Clubs13:Rossendale United
Clubs14:Darwen
Clubs15:Third Lanark
Nationalyears1:1935
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

John Iorweth Hughes (1913 – 1993) was a Welsh footballer who played professionally in England and Scotland. He played one game for the Wales national football team.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Rhosllanerchrugog,[2] Hughes played for various Welsh clubs until 1932, when he joined Blackburn Rovers. Over the next five years he made 47 appearances in the Football League First Division. In 1937 he joined Mansfield Town, where he made 76 League appearances. After the Second World War he played for a number of non-League teams in the Lancashire area before moving to Scotland to play for Third Lanark.

International career

Hughes gained one cap for the Welsh national team, on 27 March 1935 against Ireland.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . x . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Soccerdata. 2004. 1-899468-67-6. 20.
  3. Web site: Wales player database 1872 to 2013. eu-football.info. 30 April 2016.