Tom Hughes (footballer)

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]

Tom Hughes

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 (170 cm)[5]
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Wallsend Park Villa
1912–1915	Newcastle United	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[7] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]

Career statistics

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

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 147. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Tom Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". 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". www.toon1892.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
7. "Thomas Hughes | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 October 2019.