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Laurie Hughes

Liverpool FC

3 appearances, 0 goals

P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 F 2: A 2
33% successful

1949-50

captain: none
minutes played:
270

Timeline
  Laurie Hughes
Birth 2 March 1924 in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire [registered as Laurie, in West Derby, June 1924].
  Hughes appeared on several passenger lists. Firstly, he was on the Queen Mary, that had left Southampton, bound for New York under the mastership of C.M. Ford, on 4 May 1946, along with other members of Liverpool FC.
Again, Hughes was on board the Queen Elizabeth, leaving Southampton for New York, under the mastership of G.E. Care, on 7 May 1948, along with other members of Liverpool FC.
Finally, Hughes was back on the Queen Mary, leaving Southampton for New York on 6 May 1953, under the mastership of C.I. Thompson, along with other members of Liverpool FC. His address was stated as 22 Bulcher Street in Liverpool.
Marriage to Mildred Shacklady [registered in Corby, Lancashire, September 1954].
Death 9 September 2011 in Liverpool, aged 87 years 191 days

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies x
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career

Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 6' 0", 12st. 4lbs [1950].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number 694th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-half
First match No. 256, 25 June 1950, England 2 Chile 0, a World Cup Finals group match at Estádio Municipal, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, aged 26 years 115 days.
Last match No. 258, 2 July 1950, Spain 1 England 0, a World Cup Finals group match at Estádio Municipal, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, aged 26 years 122 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1950;
Team honours None
Individual honours England B (one appearance, January 1950)
Distinctions First player to make his England debut at a Major Tournament Final.
All his three appearances were at a Major Tournament Final.

Beyond England

x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps reserve minutes captain
3 3 3 1 270 0 none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 2 1 0.667 0.667 33.3 -1
all his matches were played on a neutral venue and are World Cup Final matches

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
Blue 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1

Tournament Record

World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1950 3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 2 1 0.667 0.667 33.3 -1
WCF All 3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 2 1 0.667 0.667 33.3 -1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 2 1 0.667 0.667 33.3 -1
3 1 0 2 2 2 =0 2 1 0.667 0.667 33.3 -1

Match History
 
 Club: Liverpool F.C. - three full appearances (270 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom - three full appearances (270 min)x

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 25
251 16 November 1949 - England 9 Ireland 2, Maine Road, Manchester BC/
WCP
HW reserve
  

Age 26 B  
one appearance - Switzerland January 1950; withdrew - Netherlands A February 1950.
withdrew
- Italy 11 May 1950
254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa tour AW withdrew injured
B  
withdrawn party member - Netherlands 17 May 1950
255 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4, Stade du Heysel, Bruxelles   AW  
B  
withdrawn party member - Luxembourg 21 May 1950
 
WCF
centre halfx
1 256 25 June 1950 - England 2 Chile 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio
NW   5

the 694th player to appear for England.
the fifteenth Liverpool player to represent England
the first player to debut in a Finals match

2 257 29 June 1950 - United States 1 England 0
Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte
  NL   5
3 258 2 July 1950 - Spain 1 England 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio
NL   5
 

  

 
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