James Hughes (footballer, born 1885)

James Hughes
Personal information
Date of birth December 1885
Place of birth Bootle, England
Date of death 1948(1948-00-00) (aged 62–63)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1902–1903 Bedford
1903 Diamond Match Works
1903 Bootle Amateurs
1903–1904 Hertford Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1909 Liverpool 14 (0)
1909–1920 Crystal Palace 200 (15)
1920–1922 Chatham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hughes was an English footballer who played as a defender. He was born in Bootle in December 1885[1] and played for Liverpool before signing for Crystal Palace in 1909.[1] Between then and 1920 Hughes made 200 appearances for Crystal Palace in the Southern League, scoring 15 times.[1] In 1920 Hughes moved on to Chatham.

He earned one representative cap with the Southern League XI.[2]

Hughes died in 1948, aged 62 or 63.

References

  1. ^ a b c King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 542. ISBN 9781780910468.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.


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