Pat Hughes (footballer, born 1945)

Patrick Joseph Hughes (28 February 1945 – 25 February 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger in the Scottish League for St Mirren and Hamilton Academical and in the English Football League for Darlington.[2] Although he played little, he was a member of the Darlington team that won promotion from the Fourth to the Third Division in 1965–66 Football League.[3]

Pat Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Joseph Hughes[1]
Date of birth	28 February 1945
Place of birth	Coatbridge,[1] Scotland
Date of death	25 December 2010 (aged 65)[1]
Place of death	Coatbridge,[1] Scotland
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Baillieston
1963–1965	St Mirren	9	(0)
1965–1966	Darlington	3	(0)
1966–1967	Hamilton Academical	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His older brother John played for Celtic and Scotland,[4] and his younger brother Billy played for Sunderland and Scotland.[5]

References

1. "Pat Hughes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
2. "Pat Hughes". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
3. "Class of '66 reunited at Fortress Feethams". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 19 January 2003. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
4. "1965-02-13: St Mirren 1–5 Celtic, League Division 1". TheCelticWiki.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
5. Valance, Matt (28 December 2019). "Obituary: Billy Hughes, FA Cup winner with Sunderland and Scotland internationalist, younger brother of 'Yogi'". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 2 November 2020.