Alexander Hughes (2 July 1907 – August 1977) was an English professional

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who played as a full-back. Born in

Hetton-le-Hole Hetton-le-Hole is a town and civil parish in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the historic county of Durham. The A182 road, A182 road runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane (the latter bord ...

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, he played in Scotland with Heart of Midlothian before joining

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side

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in August 1931. Predominantly a reserve player, Hughes made his first-team debut for Burnley on 21 November 1931 in the 0–5 defeat to

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. He then spent four months out of the team before returning for the games against

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and

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in March 1932. Hughes then played the entire 1932–33 campaign in the reserves before leaving Burnley to sign for

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in August 1933. He spent one season at Peel Park, but failed to make an appearance for Accrington and left the following year.

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Footballers from Hetton-le-Hole English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players English Football League players 1907 births 1977 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub