| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Hughes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Bill Quay, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | September 1955 (aged 62–63)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Kingston upon Hull, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Primitive Sunday School | |||
| Pelaw | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1915 | Northampton Town | 112 | (23) |
| 1917–1922 | Hull City | 66 | (9) |
| 1922–1923 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | Brentford | 16 | (7) |
| 1924–1927 | Rochdale | 127 | (48) |
| 1928–1930 | Wigan Borough | 70 | (15) |
| Ashton National | |||
| Total | 393 | (102) | |
| International career | |||
| 1915 | Southern League XI | 1 | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Hughes (5 September 1892 – September 1955) was an English professionalfootballer who played in theFootball League as anoutside forward, most notably forRochdale,Wigan Borough andHull City.[4][5] He scored more than 100 goals during his career and represented theSouthern League XI versus theFootball League XI in 1915.[4][6]
As of 1917, Hughes was working in agovernment job acrossNorthern England.[2] After retiring from football, he returned toHull in the 1930s and worked as aplumber in anoil refinery.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 1919–20[2] | Second Division | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ― | 28 | 3 | |
| 1920–21[2] | Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1921–22[2] | Second Division | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ― | 29 | 5 | ||
| Total | 66 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ― | 69 | 9 | |||
| Sheffield United | 1922–23[7] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1923–24[8] | Third Division South | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ― | 17 | 7 | |
| Rochdale | 1924–25[9] | Third Division North | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| 1925–26[9] | Third Division North | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | |
| 1926–27[9] | Third Division North | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 16 | |
| 1927–28[9] | Third Division North | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| Total | 127 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 49 | ||
| Wigan Borough | 1928–29[10] | Third Division North | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5[b] | 1 | 49 | 8 |
| 1929–30[10] | Third Division North | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 34 | 10 | |
| Total | 70 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 281 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 305 | 83 | ||
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