Hugh Foulkes

Hugh Foulkes
Personal information
Full name Hugh Edward Foulkes[1]
Date of birth (1909-04-13)13 April 1909[1]
Place of birth Llandudno,[1] Wales
Date of death 1981 (aged 71–72)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Llandudno
1931–1937 West Bromwich Albion 15 (0)
1937–1938 Guildford City
1938–1939 Darlington[a] 35 (1)
International career
1931 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Edward Foulkes (13 April 1909 – 1981) was a Wales international footballer who played as a left back. He made his only senior international appearance in a 4–0 defeat to Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast, on 5 December 1931.[1][4] He played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and Darlington in the 1930s. He also played for Welsh club Llandudno and in the Southern League for Guildford City.[1][5]

His great-grandson Edward Foulkes was named after him and is a professional darts player.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Foulkes also made three appearances for Darlington in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned when the Second World War began. Joyce's Football League Players' Records counts these matches in its appearance data, although most statistical sources do not.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "West Bromwich Albion. Directors rely on reserves". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  4. ^ "Welsh international matches: 5 December 1931". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Colchester Utd 5–0 Guildford City". Coludata. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. ^ "PDC World Darts Championship: Who is Edward Foulkes?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.


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