Clifford Joseph Gwendy Hughes (27 June 1891 – 1966) was a

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who played as

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for

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, West Ham United,

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and

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

Club career

After spells at

and

, Hughes joined West Ham United in 1911 and made his debut against

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Millwall in a 2–1 victory on 4 November 1911. Hughes played over 100 times in all competitions for West Ham before requesting manager Syd King transfer list him after remarking on

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's ability during a trial, King obliged and sold Hughes to

for £350. Hughes' career was interrupted due to the outbreak of

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, with Hughes playing for Chelsea in that period. Hughes joined

in the summer of 1921 in time for the club's debut

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campaign where he made 19 appearances. After his departure from Charlton, Hughes spent the 1922–1923 season at

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before retiring from professional football.

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Joseph Hughes
at westhamstats.info 1891 births 1966 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Brent People from Willesden English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players English Football League players Tufnell Park F.C. players South Weald F.C. players {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub