Billy Hughes (footballer, born 1948)
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William Hughes (30 December 1948 – 20 December 2019)[4] was a Scottish professional footballer. During his career he played as a forward for Sunderland, Derby County, Leicester City, Carlisle United and San Jose Earthquakes, making a total of 349 appearances and scoring 87 goals. He also won one cap for the Scotland national football team.
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Full name | William Hughes[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1948-12-30)30 December 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 20 December 2019(2019-12-20) (aged 70) | ||
Place of death | Derby, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1977 | Sunderland | 287 | (74) |
1967 | → Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan)[3] | 7 | (0) |
1977 | Derby County | 19 | (8) |
1977–1979 | Leicester City | 37 | (5) |
1979 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1980 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | (0) |
Corby Town | |||
Total | 356 | (87) | |
International career | |||
1975 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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