Cobblers Past

History Never Forgotten

Gwyn Hughes

Ethan Grande

ByEthan Grande

Mar 13, 2021
NAMEGWYN THOMAS  HUGHES
BORNBlaenau Festiniog   7. May 1922
POSITIONUtility
JOINEDAugust 1944
DEBUTV Port Vale (War-League) 30. September 1944 (22-146)
FIRST GOALV Leicester C. (War-League) 18. November 1944 (22-194)
LAST GOALV Leyton Orient (D3S) 25. December 1953 (31-232)
LAST GAMEV Exeter (D3s) 3. March 1956 (33-300)
LEFTClose Season 1956
HONOURSREPRESENTED DIV.3SOUTH v DIV. 3NORTH
APPEARANCES287
GOALS27
DIEDNorthampton 14. February 1999 (76-283)
SEASONCLUBDIVISIONPOSITIONLEAGUEF.A.CUPWAROTHERS
1944-45NORTHAMPTON TOWNWar   19     3 
1945-46NORTHAMPTON TOWNWar  6        322     5 
1946-47NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S131   
1947-48NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S1412       8   
1948-49NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S2019       2   
1949-50NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S2115        1  
1950-51NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S2122       11  
1951-52NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S836       21  
1952-53NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S329       13  
1953-54NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S544       13  
1954-55NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S13411  
1955-56NORTHAMPTON TOWND3S11101  
 Bedford Town      
 St. Neots      
    225   1521      441     8 
CLUBSIGNEDFEEAPPEARANCESGOALS
NORTHAMPTON T.August 1944 24719
WAR-TIME GUESTAPPEARANCESGOALS
NORTHAMPTON TOWN418
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.