John McHugh
Personal information
Full name John McHugh
Date of birth (1943-07-06) 6 July 1943
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Wing Half
Youth career
Dennistoun Waverley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1975 Clyde[1] 358 (15)
1975–1977 Forfar Athletic 64 (1)
Total 422 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McHugh (born 6 July 1943) is a Scottish former footballer.

McHugh began his senior career with Clyde in 1961. He went on to become a stalwart of the team, making 450 competitive appearances for the Glasgow club in 14 years, scoring 19 goals.

McHugh left Clyde in 1975, and joined Forfar Athletic, where he stayed for two years, making 77 appearances, scoring 1 goal. He retired in 1977, having clocked up 527 senior career appearances and 20 goals.

While at Clyde, McHugh was called up to the Scotland national team at least three times, but was never capped. He was called into the squad for friendlies against Netherlands, Portugal and Brazil in 1966.[2] He did represent Glasgow against Leeds United in the Glasgow Charity Cup Final at Hampden in 1966.[3]

References

  1. ↑ CLYDE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans. Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Called up but never capped". SFAQs. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow Charity Cup". SFAQs. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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