NAME | GWYN THOMAS HUGHES |
BORN | Blaenau Festiniog 7. May 1922 |
POSITION | Utility |
JOINED | August 1944 |
DEBUT | V Port Vale (War-League) 30. September 1944 (22-146) |
FIRST GOAL | V Leicester C. (War-League) 18. November 1944 (22-194) |
LAST GOAL | V Leyton Orient (D3S) 25. December 1953 (31-232) |
LAST GAME | V Exeter (D3s) 3. March 1956 (33-300) |
LEFT | Close Season 1956 |
HONOURS | REPRESENTED DIV.3SOUTH v DIV. 3NORTH |
APPEARANCES | 287 |
GOALS | 27 |
DIED | Northampton 14. February 1999 (76-283) |
SEASON | CLUB | DIVISION | POSITION | LEAGUE | F.A.CUP | WAR | OTHERS |
1944-45 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | War | 19 3 | ||||
1945-46 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | War | 6 3 | 22 5 | |||
1946-47 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 13 | 1 | |||
1947-48 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 14 | 12 8 | |||
1948-49 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 20 | 19 2 | |||
1949-50 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 2 | 11 | 5 1 | ||
1950-51 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 21 | 22 1 | 1 | ||
1951-52 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 8 | 36 2 | 1 | ||
1952-53 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 3 | 29 1 | 3 | ||
1953-54 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 5 | 44 1 | 3 | ||
1954-55 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 13 | 41 | 1 | ||
1955-56 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | D3S | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||
Bedford Town | |||||||
St. Neots | |||||||
225 15 | 21 4 | 41 8 |
CLUB | SIGNED | FEE | APPEARANCES | GOALS |
NORTHAMPTON T. | August 1944 | 247 | 19 |
WAR-TIME GUEST | APPEARANCES | GOALS |
NORTHAMPTON TOWN | 41 | 8 |
Gwyn was playing in Local football in the Rugby area when ex Cobbler Len Hammond recommended him to Northampton. |
Although a forward when he started he converted to wing half and became something of a Utility player for the club. |
He was selected to play for the division three South side against the North the second half of which was to be televised. |
He contacted all his family in Wales and told them to get around a T.V. at the time they were far and few between. |
You can imagine the disappointment when he was told that he was going to be replaced at half time by a player who was in ‘the shop window’. |
Gwyn became a great friend of Tommy Fowler and after training they could be seen perusing the racing papers picking out their horses for the day. |
After twelve years with the club and a benefit match he left for a season with Bedford and another at St. Neots. |