William Hughes (1865 – 14 November 1919) was a

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international

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. He was part of the

Wales national football team ) , Association = Football Association of Wales (FAW) , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Rob Page , Captain = Gareth Bale , Most caps = Gareth Bale (111) , Top scorer = Gareth ...

between 1891 and 1892, playing 3 matches. He played his first match on 7 March 1891 against England and his last match on 26 March 1892 against Scotland. He played his club football for

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, where he was an ever-present in the club's first season in

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, making 22 appearances. At the end of the 1892–93 season, however, Bootle resigned from the league. He subsequently joined

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.Play Up Liverpool
/ref> An obituary described him as "one of the best centre half-backs that Bootle boasted". After his playing career ended, he worked as a steward for the White Star Company. He died in a motorcycle accident in November 1919.Play Up Liverpool
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1865 births 1919 deaths People from Caernarfon Sportspeople from Gwynedd Welsh men's footballers Wales men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Bootle F.C. (1879) players Liverpool F.C. players Motorcycle road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Wales {{Wales-footy-defender-stub

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