Barry John Hugman (born 1941) is an English sports author, statistician and historian. He was born in

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, Middlesex, in 1941 and educated at Clarks College, Finchley. Having spent ten years concentrating on a business career he decided to produce what was called at the time the biggest job in football statistics–collating and presenting the records of all men who had played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

since 1946. He has since gone on to publish many other works, a large number of which are recognised by the authorities as definitive sources in their field. He also helped to devise and set up the

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British Boxing Awards, which started in 1984, and launched the ''

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'' magazine in 1989. In 2011 he received the British Boxing Board of Control Exceptional Award for services to the sport of British

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Football publications

* ''Football League Players’ Records, 1946-1981''. Now called ''PFA Premier & Football League Players’ Records'', there have been six further editions: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2015 * ''Hugman’s Football Annual''. Formerly the ''Football League Year'', there were two editions, 1989 and 1990 * ''The Official

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

Yearbook''. First published in 1991, there was a further edition in 1992 * ''

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

: The Players''. First published in 1992, there was a further edition in 1993 * ''Footballers’ Who’s Who'' in association with the

Professional Footballers' Association The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is the trade union for professional association footballers in England and Wales. Founded in 1907, it is the world's oldest professional sport trade union, and has over 5,000 members. The aims of ...

. Launched in 1995 as the ''PFA Footballers’ Factfile'', there were 15 further editions

Boxing publications

* The George Wimpey Amateur Boxing Association Yearbook 1982 * BBBofC British Boxing Yearbook Published annually from 1984 to 2010- 26 editions * Hugman's International Boxing Year, published in 1988,1989 and 1990 * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Mini Fly to Bantam, 1870 to October 2016 * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Junior Feather to Light, 1870 to October 2016 * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Junior Welter to Middle, 1870 to October 2016 * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Super Middle to Heavy, 1870 to October 2016 * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Mini Fly to Junior Feather, 1870 to December 2018 2nd Edition * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Feather to Welter, 1870 to December 2018 2nd Edition * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Junior Middle to Heavy, 1870 to December 2018 2nd Edition * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Mini Fly to Junior Feather, 1870 to December 2020 3rd Edition * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Feather to Welter, 1870 to December 2020 3rd Edition * The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, Junior Middle to Heavy, 1870 to December 2020 3rd Edition * Lineal World Boxing Champions

Other sporting publications

* '' The Sporting Life Jockeyform: Flat Racing, 1987'' * ''

The Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

: Complete Track & Field Results, 1896-1988'' * ''Hugman’s

Amateur Swimming Association Swim England is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and synchronised swimming in England. It forms part of British Swimming, a federation of the national governing bodies of England, Scotland ( Scott ...

Yearbook, 1990''

References

External links

Barry Hugman's Footballers

Barry Hugman's World Championship Boxing

The Definitive History of World Championship Boxing 1st Edition book review from The Ring magazine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hugman, Barry 1941 births Living people Writers from London English sportswriters English statisticians Boxing writers