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English footballer (1892–1916)

Tom Hughes
Personal information
Full name Thomas Hughes
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth South Hetton, England
Date of death 1 July 1916 (aged 23–24)
Place of death Somme, France
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
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. He was described as "a small and compact schemer" of an inside left.

Personal life

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. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1912–13 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 147. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Tom Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Footballers at the Front". www.newsguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. Scott, Kenneth H. "Player Details | Thomas Hughes". toon1892. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. "Thomas Hughes | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 October 2019.


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