| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Morrison Wales | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 April 1995 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Calgary, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilwinning Rangers | |||
| 1929–1946 | Motherwell | 317 | (15) |
| → Charlton Athletic (war guest) | |||
| → Chelsea (war guest) | |||
| → Luton Town (war guest) | |||
| Elgin City | |||
| International career | |||
| 1933 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hugh Morrison Wales (6 May 1910 – 12 April 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half.
Career
Born in Kilwinning, Wales played club football for Motherwell,[2] (winning the Scottish Football League title in 1931–32 and playing in three Scottish Cup finals)[3] and made one appearance for Scotland in 1933.[4] He also guested during World War II for a number of teams, including Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Luton Town.[4][5] He later played for Elgin City.[6] During the War he served with the Royal Artillery[3] and was selected for the Army's football team.[7]
He later emigrated to Canada.[4]
His father[8] and elder brother,[9] both named Abraham Wales and inside forwards by position, were also footballers, although not as successful as Hugh.[2]
References
- ↑ Obituary for Hugh WALES Morrison, 1910-1995, Calgary Herald, 15 April 1995
- 1 2 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - 1 2 Hughie Wales, MotherWELLnet
- 1 2 3 Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 278.
- ↑ "In Artillery". Motherwell Times. 10 December 1954.
- ↑ "Elgin Connection". Aberdeen Evening Express. 20 June 1956.
- ↑ Army v RAF 2-3 (International friendly: May 20, 1944), Play Up Liverpool
- ↑ Abraham Wales, MotherWELLnet
- ↑ (Kilmarnock player) Wales, Abe, FitbaStats