Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Michael Hughes | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Llanidloes, Wales | ||
Date of death | 20 December 2018 | (aged 78)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1961 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
1961–1963 | Exeter City | 36 | (0) |
1963–1969 | Chesterfield | 210 | (9) |
1969–1972 | Yeovil Town | ||
Total | 247+ | (9+) | |
Managerial career | |||
1969–1972 | Yeovil Town (player-manager) | ||
1978 | Salisbury City | ||
1981 | Shaftesbury Town | ||
1983 | Yeovil Town (caretaker) | ||
1983–1986 | Cirencester Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Michael Hughes (3 September 1940 – 20 December 2018) was a Welsh professional footballer who made 247 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Cardiff City, Exeter City and Chesterfield.[1] Hughes then became player-manager of Southern League side Yeovil Town, before leaving in 1972 to become a coach at Torquay United. Hughes returned to Yeovil as a caretaker manager in 1983, he also managed Salisbury City and Cirencester Town.[2]
Hughes died in December 2018 at the age of 78.[3]
2 sons ; Adrian (b 1972) Robert (b 1975)