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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruabon, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 1946 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Stockport, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)11 | ||
| Position(s) | Full-Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -1894 | Rhos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894-1895 | Liverpool FC | 0 | (0) |
| 1895- | Rhos | ||
| International career | |||
| 1894 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abel Hughes (20 October 1869 – 12 July 1946) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 12 March 1894 against England and his last match on 24 March 1894 against Scotland.
Football
In May 1894, Hughes transferred from Rhos to Liverpool. He didn't play any first team games for Liverpool and transferred back to Rhos in January 1895.
After football and death
Hughes was proprietor of the Nags Head Hotel, Rhosllanerchrugog and Moreton Inn, Johnstown.
He died in 1946 at 6 Acacia Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.
He was buried at Rhos Cemetery on 15th August 1946.
See also
References
- "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Abel Hughes transferred to Liverpool". 26 May 1894. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- "Abel Hughes (Abel Hayes)". 1 January 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "DEATH". Rhos Herald. 17 August 1946. p. 3.
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