Jimmy Hughes
Personal information
Full name James Hughes
Date of birth 29 August 1909
Place of birth Coxhoe, England
Date of death January 1966 (aged 56)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Northumberland Fusiliers ? (?)
1934–1935 York City 15 (5)
1935 Hartlepools United 8 (3)
1935–1939 York City 91 (25)
1939 Hartlepools United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hughes (29 August 1909 – January 1966) was an English footballer, who played as a forward.

Career

Hughes was born in Coxhoe. He was a regular in the Army and served in the Second Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.[2] When stationed at Catterick, he played several games for York City reserves as an amateur in the 1933–34 season.[2]

After leaving the forces, he signed professionally for York in August 1934.[2] He joined Hartlepools United in 1935 after making 17 appearances and scoring 5 goals for York.[2][3] He returned to York in the same year after making eight appearances and scoring three goals in the league for Hartlepool.[3] He established himself in the side and played in all of the FA Cup ties of the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons.[2] He rejoined Hartlepools in 1939 after making 109 appearances and scoring 28 goals in his second spell for York.[2]

During World War II, he was a prisoner of war in Germany.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "York manager acts swiftly". Sunday Sun. Newcastle upon Tyne. 19 August 1934. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 174. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
  3. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 132. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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