Mike Hughes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Michael Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Llanidloes, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 2018 (aged 78) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| 1961–1963 | Exeter City | 36 | (0) |
| 1963–1969 | Chesterfield | 210 | (9) |
| 1969–1972 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 1975-1979 | Salisbury | ||
| 1979- | Taunton | ||
| Total | 247+ | (9+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1972 | Yeovil Town (player-manager) | ||
| 1975-1979 | Salisbury City | ||
| 1979- | Taunton | ||
| 1981 | Shaftesbury Town | ||
| 1983 | Yeovil Town (caretaker) | ||
| 1983–1986 | Cirencester Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Michael Hughes (3 September 1940 – 20 December 2018) was a Welsh professional footballer who made 247 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Cardiff City, Exeter City and Chesterfield.[1] Hughes then became player-manager of Southern League side Yeovil Town, before leaving in 1972 to become a coach at Torquay United. In the summer of 1975, he was appointed as player-manager of Salisbury, remaining in charge for the following four seasons, after which he moved to Taunton Town in a similar role. [2][3] Hughes returned to Yeovil as a caretaker manager in 1983, he also managed Cirencester Town.[4]
Hughes died in December 2018 at the age of 78.[5]
Family
[edit]2 sons ; Adrian (b 1972) Robert (b 1975)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Hughes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Thear, David; Walker, Richard; Waterhouse, Peter; Wood, Peter (2007). The Whites - Salisbury City F.C. the first 60 years 1947-2007. Citywhite Publishing. pp. 143–152. ISBN 9780955417009.
- ^ The official centenary history of the Southern League. Paper Plane Publishing Ltd. 1993. p. 196. ISBN 1871872081.
- ^ "Mick Hughes". Sky is blue. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "News | Club saddened by former manager's passing". Yeovil Town F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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- 1940 births
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- People from Llanidloes
- Footballers from Powys
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Welsh football managers
- Yeovil Town F.C. managers
- Torquay United F.C. non-playing staff
- Salisbury City F.C. managers
- Shaftesbury F.C. managers
- Cirencester Town F.C. managers
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