Billy Hughes
Billy William Hughes Date of Birth: Mar 6, 1918 Share "Billy Hughes" on FacebookAlthough Billy lost a large chunk of his playing career due to the war he was still regarded as ‘the most polished full-back in the country if not the world’ when Second Division Luton paid a record £11,000 to Birmingham for his services in 1947.
New Luton manager Dally Duncan had pulled off a major coup in bringing the Welsh international to Kenilworth Road but after only 31 appearances he was off to Chelsea with centre-forward Hugh Billington for a combined £20,000.
Billy left Chelsea in 1951, age 33, for Hereford and then skippered Flint Town United to the Welsh Cup final.
In later life Billy ran a pub and was steward at the Wolseley Cars Social Club before dying in Birmingham in 1981.
Appearances
- League
- 31
- Non-League
- 0
- FAC
- 3
- League Cup
- 0
- Other
- 0
- Total
- 34
Goals
- League
- 0
- Non-League
- 0
- FAC
- 0
- League Cup
- 0
- Other
- 0
- Total
- 0
