Tom Hughes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Hughes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | South Hetton, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 23–24)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France[4] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[5] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wallsend Park Villa | |||
| 1912–1915 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Hughes (1892 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.[1][6] He was described as "a small and compact schemer" of an inside left.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Hughes served as a corporal in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed on the first day on the Somme.[7] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1912–13[2] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 147. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Tom Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Footballers at the Front". www.newsguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Scott, Kenneth H. "Player Details | Thomas Hughes". toon1892. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Thomas Hughes | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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- 1892 births
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- People from South Hetton
- Footballers from County Durham
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- Men's association football inside forwards
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- Military personnel from County Durham
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