Arthur Hudgell (28 December 1920 – 2000)
was an English
footballer
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who played for
Sunderland
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and
Crystal Palace as a
full back. Hudgell played for
non-league side
Eton Manor before signing for Crystal Palace in 1937.
However, he did not make his senior debut until the club were competing in wartime football and his
league
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debut was not until the 1946–47 season.
He made 25 league appearances for Crystal Palace scoring a single goal.
Sunderland brought Hudgell into the club in January 1947,
for £10,000, then a record fee for a full back,
and he made his debut on 1 February 1947 against
Blackburn Rovers in a 2–1 win at
Ewood Park
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. He retired from football in May 1956,
after playing 260 league games for Sunderland, scoring no goals.
Arthur Hudgell died in 2000 aged 79 or 80.
References
External links
Arthur Hudgell Stats at neilbrown.com
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1920 births
2000 deaths
English men's footballers
Eton Manor F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
English Football League players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney