Hughie Dunn

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Hughie Dunn
Personal information
Full name Hugh Dunn [1]
Date of birth 1875 or 1878 [1]
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland [1]
Date of death 1947
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Johnstone
1892–1901 Preston North End 164 (0)
1901–1906 Bristol Rovers 155 (1)
1906–1907 Burslem Port Vale 27 (0)
Total346+(1+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Dunn was a Scottish footballer. His year of birth is uncertain, being given as 1878 in some sources [2] and 1875 in others. He played at right-back for Johnstone, Preston North End, Bristol Rovers, and Burslem Port Vale. Whilst with Bristol Rovers, he won the Southern Football League championship in 1904–05.

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Career

Dunn played for local club Johnstone, before moving south of the border to play for Preston North End. He joined Bristol Rovers in 1901, as the club posted a ninth-place finish in the Southern League in 1901–02. The "Pirates" then finished fifth in 1902–03 and third in 1903–04, before winning the league title in 1904–05 after finishing five points clear of runners-up Reading. The "Gas" then dropped down to eighth place in 1905–06. In his five seasons at the Eastville Stadium, Dunn played 155 matches, scoring one goal. He signed with Burslem Port Vale of the Football League Second Division in August 1906. [1] He played 27 league and four FA Cup games, before losing his first-team spot in March 1907. [1] He was not given a chance to win it back however, as the Vale went into liquidation at the end of the 1906–07 season. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [3]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 1893–94 First Division 50001060
1894–95 First Division2702000290
1895–96 First Division50000050
1896–97 First Division1705000220
1897–98 First Division2600000260
1898–99 First Division2203000250
1899–1900 First Division3404000370
1900–01 First Division2802000300
Total1640160101810
Burslem Port Vale 1906–07 Second Division 2704000310

Honours

Bristol Rovers

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 89. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN   0-7524-2717-2.
  3. ↑ Hughie Dunn at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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