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Jack Hughes (soccer)

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Jack Hughes
Personal information
Full name Jack Hughes
Place of birth Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
–1928 West Wallsend Bluebells
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1934 West Wallsend 53 (54)
1935–1943 Metters 143 (197)
Total 196 (251)
International career
Australia 11 (11[1])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Hughes was an Australian forward during the 1930s. He was a prominent figure in the infamous Metters, side that dominated NSW Football for a whole decade.

Club career

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Hughes started his club career at West Wallsend after progressing throughout West Wallsend’s youth ranks. He stayed at West Wallsend for 4 years before forcing a move to Metters.[2]

Over the course of 9 years at Metters, Jack Hughes scored 237 goals in 176 games, teaming up with his brother Ron Hughes. These two were the most feared strikers in NSW Football in the late 30s and early 40s. On 6 September 1941, Jack and Ron both scored 5 goals as Metters beat Gladesville 12-1 in a NSW State League match. Between them, they scored 597 goals in NSW competitions.[3][4]

International career

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Jack Hughes played for Australia in a time where Australia were producing so many attacking talents. These talents included Alf Quill, George Smith and Alec Cameron, so had limited chances to make appearances for Australia test matches. Despite this, he still managed to play against England, India and Palestine over the course of 2 years.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition. Only official games are included in this table.[6]
Club Season League State League Cup Sheahan Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wallsend 1931 7 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 9 7
1932 13 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 14
1933 9 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 14
1934 25 23 4 4 0 0 1 2 30 29
Metters 1935 20 27 4 3 2 2 0 0 26 32
1936 17 26 4 9 1 0 0 0 22 35
1937 17 29 4 4 1 1 0 0 22 34
1938 22 32 4 7 1 0 0 0 27 39
1939 18 23 1 0 2 4 0 0 21 27
1940 21 26 3 3 2 2 1 4 27 35
1941 15 19 2 2 1 0 0 0 18 21
1942 11 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 10
1943 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Total 196 251 32 37 10 7 3 6 241 301

References

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  1. ^ "Australian International Games". www.ozfootball.net.
  2. ^ "SOCCER". Maitland Daily Mercury. April 1935.
  3. ^ Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. 1974. p. 119.
  4. ^ Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. 1974. p. 123.
  5. ^ "Jack Hughes | Football Australia". www.footballaustralia.com.au. 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au.