Reg Pugh

Reginald Pugh (12 July 1914 – 21 October 1981) was a Welsh professional footballer.

Reg Pugh
Personal information
Full name Reginald Pugh
Date of birth (1914-07-12)12 July 1914
Place of birth Aberaman, Wales
Date of death 21 October 1981(1981-10-21) (aged 67)
Place of death Folkestone, Kent, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1934 Aberaman Athletic
1934–1945 Cardiff City 166 (25)
1942 → Brentford (guest) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Aberaman, near Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan in July 1914, Pugh began his career at his hometown club Aberaman Athletic before joining Cardiff City shortly after.[1] He made his debut in October 1934 in a 3–1 win over Watford, becoming one of the club's youngest ever debutants at the age of 17. The following season, he was ever present in a side that struggled to avoid relegation.[2] Following the outbreak of World War II, he played several times for the club in wartime fixtures before serving in Burma with the South Wales Borderers.[3] At the end of the hostilities, he did not return to professional football. Pugh died in Folkestone, Kent in October 1981 at the age of 67.[4]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 237. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 156. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 377. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. Ancestry: Reginald Pugh


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