Hugh Wales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Morrison Wales | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 April 1995 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Calgary, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kilwinning Rangers | |||
| 1929–1946 | Motherwell | 317 | (15) |
| → Charlton Athletic (war guest) | |||
| → Chelsea (war guest) | |||
| → Luton Town (war guest) | |||
| Elgin City | |||
| International career | |||
| 1933 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hugh Morrison Wales (6 May 1910 – 12 April 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half.
Career
[edit]Born in Kilwinning, Wales played club football for Motherwell,[3] (winning the Scottish Football League title in 1931–32 and playing in three Scottish Cup finals)[4] and made one appearance for Scotland in 1933.[5] He also guested during World War II for a number of teams, including Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Luton Town.[5][6] He later played for Elgin City.[7] During the War he served with the Royal Artillery[4] and was selected for the Army's football team.[8]
He later emigrated to Canada.[5]
His father[9] and elder brother,[10] both named Abraham Wales and inside forwards by position, were also footballers, although not as successful as Hugh.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Obituary for Hugh WALES Morrison, 1910-1995, Calgary Herald, 15 April 1995
- ^ "Hugh Wales". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Hughie Wales, MotherWELLnet
- ^ a b c Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 278.
- ^ "In Artillery". Motherwell Times. 10 December 1954.
- ^ "Elgin Connection". Aberdeen Evening Express. 20 June 1956.
- ^ Army v RAF 2-3 (International friendly: May 20, 1944), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ Abraham Wales, MotherWELLnet
- ^ (Kilmarnock player) Wales, Abe, FitbaStats
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- 1910 births
- 1995 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. wartime guest players
- Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players
- Luton Town F.C. wartime guest players
- Elgin City F.C. players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Footballers from Kilwinning
- Scottish emigrants to Canada
- Kilwinning Rangers F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs