Iorwerth Hughes

Iorwerth Hughes Date of Birth: May 26, 1925

After refusing to sign professional forms for Luton until he had won a couple of promised amateur caps for Wales, goalkeeper Iorwerth came to Luton in 1949, initially as understudy to England international Bernard Streten.

He was happy to bide his time but eventually won a first team spot playing 36 League games over two seasons and picking up four Welsh caps along the way.

A record fee for a goalkeeper of £15,000 was agreed between the Hatters and Cardiff in 1951 but Iorwerth did not have a happy time at Ninian Park and so moved on to non-League Worcester, to replace Luton bound Ron Baynham, as the Bluebirds refused to release his registration.

Iorwerth, in due course, moved back into the Football League spending four years with Newport before turning out briefly for Hastings. Iorwerth lived in Stopsley at the time of his death in 1993.