Percy Hughes (footballer)

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Percy Hughes
Personal information
Full name Edward Percival Whitley Hughes
Date of birth 1868 (1868)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1886–1889 Bangor
International career
1887–1889 Wales 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Percival Whitley Hughes (born 1868; date of death unknown), commonly known as Percy Hughes, was a Welsh footballer who played as a defender and made three appearances for the Wales national team. [1]

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Career

Hughes made his international debut for Wales on 12 March 1887 in the 1886–87 British Home Championship against Ireland, which finished as a 1–4 loss in Belfast. His next two appearances for Wales were in 1889 during the 1888–89 British Home Championship, featuring against England on 23 February and Ireland on 27 April, the latter match for his third and final cap. [2]

Career statistics

International

Wales [2]
YearAppsGoals
188710
188920
Total30

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References

  1. Percy Hughes at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Percy Hughes". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 31 March 2020.