Art Hughes (Canadian soccer)
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Arthur Hughes (October 1, 1930 – March 4, 2019) was a Canadian soccer player. He was a two-time national champion with Canadian clubs Vancouver Hale-Co FC (1956) and Vancouver Firefighters FC (1965). He was also Canada's starting centre-forward during the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957.[1] In the Pacific Coast League, Hughes won seven championships with three different teams from 1954–55 to 1965–66. He won five titles with Firefighters (1954–55, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66), one with Hale-Co FC (1958), and one with Westminster Royals FC (1959). He was a British Columbia or Mainland All-Star in 11 seasons from 1951 to 1965. Along with winning two Dominion titles, he won three runner-up medals with Vancouver St. Andrews (1951), Westminster (1959), and Firefighters (1961). He was an honored member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1930-10-01)October 1, 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | ||
Date of death | March 4, 2019(2019-03-04) (aged 88) | ||
Place of death | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Vancouver Marpoles Universals | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1951 | Westminster Royals FC | ||
1950–1951 | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | ||
1951–1956 | Vancouver Firefighters FC | ||
1956–1958 | Vancouver Hale-Co FC | ||
1958–1959 | Vancouver Firefighters FC | ||
1959 | Westminster Royals FC | ||
1959–1967 | Vancouver Firefighters FC | ||
International career | |||
1957 | Canada | 4 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1968–1969 | Vancouver Firefighters | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |