Abel Hughes

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Abel Hughes
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Personal information
Date of birth 20 October 1869
Place of birth Ruabon, Wales
Date of death 12 July 1946
Place of death Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)11
Position(s) Full-Back
Youth career
-1894 Rhos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1894-1895 Liverpool FC 0 (0)
1895- Rhos
International career
1894 Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abel Hughes (1869-1949) 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. [1]

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Football

In May 1894, Hughes transferred from Rhos to Liverpool. [2] He didn't play any first team games for Liverpool and transferred back to Rhos in January 1895. [3]

After football and Death

Hughes was proprietor of the Nags Head Hotel, Rhosllanerchrugog and Moreton Inn, Johnstown. [4]

He died at 6 Acacia Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport on 12th July 1946. [4]

He was buried at Rhos Cemetary on 15th August 1946. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Abel Hughes transferred to Liverpool". 26 May 1894. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Abel Hughes (Abel Hayes)". 1 January 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "DEATH". Rhos Herald. 17 August 1946. p. 3.


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