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Hugh Wales
Personal information
Full name Hugh Morrison Wales
Date of birth (1910-05-06)6 May 1910
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 12 April 1995(1995-04-12) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death Calgary, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilwinning Rangers
1929–1946 Motherwell 317 (15)
Charlton Athletic (war guest)
Chelsea (war guest)
Luton Town (war guest)
Elgin City
International career
1933 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Morrison Wales (6 May 1910 – 12 April 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half.

Career

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Born in Kilwinning, Wales played club football for Motherwell,[3] (winning the Scottish Football League title in 1931–32 and playing in three Scottish Cup finals)[4] and made one appearance for Scotland in 1933.[5] He also guested during World War II for a number of teams, including Charlton Athletic, Chelsea and Luton Town.[5][6] He later played for Elgin City.[7] During the War he served with the Royal Artillery[4] and was selected for the Army's football team.[8]

He later emigrated to Canada.[5]

His father[9] and elder brother,[10] both named Abraham Wales and inside forwards by position, were also footballers, although not as successful as Hugh.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Obituary for Hugh WALES Morrison, 1910-1995, Calgary Herald, 15 April 1995
  2. ^ "Hugh Wales". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b Hughie Wales, MotherWELLnet
  5. ^ a b c Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 278.
  6. ^ "In Artillery". Motherwell Times. 10 December 1954.
  7. ^ "Elgin Connection". Aberdeen Evening Express. 20 June 1956.
  8. ^ Army v RAF 2-3 (International friendly: May 20, 1944), Play Up Liverpool
  9. ^ Abraham Wales, MotherWELLnet
  10. ^ (Kilmarnock player) Wales, Abe, FitbaStats