Harry Hughes (footballer, born 1929)
Harold James Hughes (8 October 1929 - 15 October 2013) was an English professional footballer.[2] His clubs included Chelsea, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Gillingham, where he made over 200 Football League appearances.[3] He was captain of the Bournemouth team that knocked out Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur before losing to Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1957.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold James Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 October 2013 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Weymouth, Dorset, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Symington | |||
| 1950–1951 | Southport | 0 | (0) |
| 1951–1952 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 1952–1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 77 | (2) |
| 1958–1963 | Gillingham | 204 | (14) |
| 1963–19?? | Guildford City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
- "Harry Hughes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 165. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
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