David Hughes (footballer, born 1958)

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David Hughes
Personal information
Full name David Thomas Hughes [1]
Date of birth(1958-03-19)19 March 1958 [1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England [1]
Date of death September 2023(2023-09-00) (aged 65)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1974–1976 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1977 Aston Villa 4 (1)
1977–1981 Lincoln City 62 (1)
1981–1982 Scunthorpe United 21 (0)
1982–1985 Worcester City 94 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Thomas Hughes (19 March 1958 – September 2023) was an English footballer who made 87 appearances in the Football League playing for Aston Villa, [2] Lincoln City and Scunthorpe United, before moving into non-league football with Worcester City. [3] [4] He played as a midfielder. [3] Hughes died in September 2023, at the age of 65. [5]

Early life and career

Hughes was born in Birmingham on 19 March 1985. [6] After joining Villa as an apprentice in July 1974, Hughes graduated from the youth team to play his first game for the reserves against Derby County in December that year. [6]

Later on in Hughes' career, he spent the 1981/82 campaign with Scunthorpe United and finished his career with three years of non-League football for Worcester City. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "David Hughes". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hughes, David Thomas". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "David Hughes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 764, 766. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7. Football Conference statistics only.
  5. ↑ "David Hughes (1958–2023)". Aston Villa F.C. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 Club, Aston Villa Football (26 September 2023). "David Hughes (1958-2023)". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 30 September 2023.


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