| Les Hughson | |
| Fullname: | Leslie Hughson, Junior |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1938 |
| Death Date: | 04.04.2024 |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Weight: | 78 kg |
| Position: | Defender |
| Statsend: | 1962 |
| Years1: | 1958–1962 |
| Club1: | Fitzroy |
| Games Goals1: | 28 (1) |
Les Hughson Jr. (born 1 December 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hughson was born on 1 December 1938. His father Les Hughson Sr, who played for a record five VFL clubs including Fitzroy, was at the time coach of Stawell.[1] [2] Two uncles also had significant VFL careers, both for Fitzroy.[3] Most famous was Fred Hughson who captain-coached Fitzroy to the 1944 premiership and the other, Mick Hughson, played 95 games for the club.[4]
Hughson, who wore the number eight, had an injury plagued career at Fitzroy. He played mostly as a defender.[5]
Captain of the Fitzroy thirds in 1957, Hughson came into the senior team for the first time in the 1958 VFL season.[6] He was only able to play a total of 28 games in his five-season career, the most nine appearances in 1960, which included a preliminary final.[7]
A serious knee injury sustained in a game against Collingwood at Victoria Park in 1962 meant he had to undergo a cartilage operation.[8] When he returned to training in 1963 he was forced to retire on medical advice.[9] Fitzroy then appointed him as the club's runner.[9]