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'''Arthur Hughes''' (October 1, 1930 – March 4, 2019) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[soccer]] player. He was a two-time national champion with Canadian clubs Vancouver Hale-Co FC (1956) and [[Surrey_United_Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]] (1965). He was also Canada's starting [[Forward_(association_football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]] during the [[1958_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#North,_Central_America_and_Caribbean|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]] in 1957.<ref name="[1957-06] FIFA World Cup Qualifiers">{{cite web |title=[1957–06] FIFA World Cup Qualifiers |url=https://canadasoccer.com/?t=project.tpl&sid=30 |website=Canada Soccer |accessdate=6 March 2019}}</ref> In the [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908–73)|Pacific Coast League]], Hughes won seven championships with three different teams from 1954–55 to 1965–66. He won six titles with Firefighters (1954–55, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965-66), one with Hale-Co FC (1958), and one with [[Westminster Royals|Westminster Royals FC]] (1959). He was a British Columbia or Mainland All-Star in 11 seasons from 1951 to 1965. Along with winning two [[The Challenge Trophy|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]].<ref name="Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Art Hughes, a West Coast scoring legend, dies at 88">{{cite web |title=Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Art Hughes, a West Coast scoring legend, dies at 88 |url=https://www.prpeak.com/canada-soccer-hall-of-famer-art-hughes-a-west-coast-scoring-legend-dies-at-88-1.23653964 |website=Powel River Peak |accessdate=6 March 2019}}</ref>
'''Arthur Hughes''' (October 1, 1930 – March 4, 2019) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[soccer]] player. He was a two-time national champion with Canadian clubs Vancouver Hale-Co FC (1956) and [[Surrey_United_Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]] (1965). He was also Canada's starting [[Forward_(association_football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]] during the [[1958_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification#North,_Central_America_and_Caribbean|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]] in 1957.<ref name="[1957-06] FIFA World Cup Qualifiers">{{cite web |title=[1957–06] FIFA World Cup Qualifiers |url=https://canadasoccer.com/?t=project.tpl&sid=30 |website=Canada Soccer |accessdate=6 March 2019}}</ref> In the [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908–73)|Pacific Coast League]], Hughes won seven championships with three different teams from 1954–55 to 1965–66. He won six titles with Firefighters (1954–55, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66), one with Hale-Co FC (1958), and one with [[Westminster Royals|Westminster Royals FC]] (1959). He was a British Columbia or Mainland All-Star in 11 seasons from 1951 to 1965. Along with winning two [[The Challenge Trophy|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]].<ref name="Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Art Hughes, a West Coast scoring legend, dies at 88">{{cite web |title=Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Art Hughes, a West Coast scoring legend, dies at 88 |url=https://www.prpeak.com/canada-soccer-hall-of-famer-art-hughes-a-west-coast-scoring-legend-dies-at-88-1.23653964 |website=Powel River Peak |accessdate=6 March 2019}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 17:50, 7 March 2019

Art Hughes
Personal information
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 six 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]

Early life

Hughes was born on October 1, 1930, in Camrose, Alberta. His family moved to Vancouver.[2]

Career

After playing youth soccer for Marpoles, he joined New Westminster Royals FC and scored two goals in his Pacific Coast League debut as a teenager on September 17, 1950.[3] He split that rookie season between the Royals and Vancouver St. Andrews FC, leading the league with 15 goals scored.[4]

Along with 1950-51, Hughes also led the league in goalscoring in 1956, 1957, and 1959.[5] He was the first-ever winner of the Austin Delany Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player in 1959.[6] After representing Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957, he captained Canada's side during a 1960 tour of the Soviet Union and Britain.[4]

Hughes also played in the Mainland Soccer League and won the 1960-61 championship with Firefighters FC. He retired at the end of the season at age 30,[7] but was convinced to return to Firefighters late in the 1961-62 season who were by then back in the Pacific Coast League and en route to winning another championship.[8] He remained active through to the 1966-67 season and retired as the Pacific Coast League's all-time scoring leader with 158 goals (two more than Fred Whittaker).[4][2]

Hughes played and scored in three editions of the Pacific Coast International Championship, twice with the Vancouver Firefighters FC (1962, 1965) and once with the Pacific Coast League all-stars (1964). Hughes and the Firefighters won the 1962 J.F. Kennedy Trophy.[9]

Upon retiring Hughes became the assistant chief in the Vancouver Fire Department.[2][4]

Personal life and death

Hughes was married to his wife Marlene Hughes with whom he raised two daughters. He died in Vancouver on March 4, 2019, at 88 years-old.[2][10]

Honours

Club

Vancouver Firefighters FC

Vancouver Hale-Co FC (Vancouver City)

Westminster Royals FC

Individual

  • Austin Delany Memorial Trophy (PCSL Most Valuable Player): 1959[4]
  • Top Scorer of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (4): 1950-51, 1956, 1957, 1959[4]
  • Top Scorer of the Canada Soccer Championship for the Challenge Trophy: 1965[4]

References

  1. ^ "[1957–06] FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Art Hughes, a West Coast scoring legend, dies at 88". Powel River Peak. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Small crowds see soccer re-opening". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Art Hughes (CAN)". Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Top Scorer of the Pacific Coast League". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Austin Delany Memorial Trophy". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Hughes calls it quits after All-star stints". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  8. ^ Jukich, Roy. "Firefighters beat Italians 4-3, play for Championship Sunday". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  9. ^ Beddoes, Dick. "Firefighters give Senor the slip". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Art Hughes, Hall of Fame honoured member, dies at 88". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Past Winners". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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