Jimmy Hugall
English footballer
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James Cockburn Hugall (26 April 1889 – 23 September 1927) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his 12 years in the Football League with Clapton Orient.[1] A goalkeeper, he also played league football for Durham City and Hamilton Academical.[1][3][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Cockburn Hugall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1927 (aged 38)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1907 | Rectory Park Villa | ||
| 1907– | Sunderland Co-operative Wednesday | ||
| Sunderland Royal Rovers | |||
| 1908–1910 | Whitburn | ||
| 1910–1922 | Clapton Orient | 140 | (0) |
| 1918 | → Leeds City (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | → Sunderland (guest) | 5 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Hamilton Academical | 17 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | Durham City | 35 | (0) |
| Seaham Colliery | |||
| Sunderland Co-operative Wednesday | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Hugall served as a corporal in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and was commissioned as a lieutenant into the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry on 24 July 1916.[6] During the course of his service, he was wounded in both legs, the left eye and the left shoulder.[2][7] At the time of Hugall's death after an operation in September 1927, he was the manager the George & Dragon hotel in Sunderland.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1914–15[8] | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 1922–23[9] | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Lanarkshire Express Cup
