Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugh Morrison Wales | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 April 1995[1] | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Calgary, Canada | ||
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.
Born in Kilwinning, Wales played club football for Motherwell,[2] (winning the Scottish Football League title in 1931–32 and playing in three Scottish Cup finals)[3] and made one appearance for Scotland in 1933.[4] He also guested during World War II for a number of teams, including Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Luton Town.[4][5] He later played for Elgin City.[6] During the War he served with the Royal Artillery[3] and was selected for the Army's football team.[7]
He later emigrated to Canada.[4]
His father[8] and elder brother,[9] both named Abraham Wales and inside forwards by position, were also footballers, although not as successful as Hugh.[2]