Hugh Adcock
Hugh "Hughie" Adcock (born 10 April 1903 in Coalville, England – 16 October 1975) was an English footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Adcock | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Coalville, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 1975 (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ravenstone United | ? | (?) | |
| Coalville Town | ? | (?) | |
| Loughborough Corinthians | ? | (?) | |
| 1923–1935 | Leicester City | 434 | (51) |
| 1935 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | (1) |
| Folkestone | ? | (?) | |
| Ibstock Penistone Rovers | ? | (?) | |
| International career | |||
| Football League | ? | (?) | |
| 1929 | England | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Adcock's five England caps and one from an England trial match on display in his home town of Coalville in 2010
Club
Adcock played for Ravenstone United, Coalville Town, Loughborough Corinthians, Bristol Rovers, Folkestone and Ibstock Penistone Rovers and most famously Leicester City.[2]
He made his debut for Leicester on the same day as club record goalscorer Arthur Chandler and was a key player in the emergence of the Midlands' club under Peter Hodge in the mid-1920s and later the side which finished in the club's highest ever league finish of runners-up in the First Division in 1928-29. He made 440 appearances for the club over 13 years making him the club's joint 3rd record appearance holder.
Honours
As a player
- Football League First Division Runner-up: 1928-29
- Football League Second Division Champion: 1924-25
- British Home Championship Winner: 1930
Notes
- "The lure of promotion. Leicester City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 6. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- "Hugh Adcock". englandstats. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
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