Hugh Bradley Long (3 January 1923 – 6 December 1988) was a Scottish

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, who played as a

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for

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, Clyde and

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. Long represented

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once, in a

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match against

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. Long died in Glasgow in 1988 at the age of 65.

References

1923 births 1988 deaths Men's association football wingers Celtic F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Worcester City F.C. players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub