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Hugh Adcock

Leicester City FC
5 caps, 1 goal

P 5 W 4 D 0 L 1 F 21: A 6
80% successful
1929

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 450

Profile
Full name Hugh Adcock
Born 10 April 1903 in Coalville, Leicestershire. [registered in Ashby de la Zouch, June 1903].
Died 16 October 1975 in Coalville, aged 72 years.
Height/Weight 5' 5½", 10st 2lbs [1927]

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Club Career
Club(s) Began his career with Ravenstone United FC, Coalville Town FC and Loughborough Corinthians FC in April 1921.  Joined Leicester City FC in 1923 and 434 appearances and 51 goals later, joined Bristol Rovers in 1935 (13 appearances, 1 goal).  Later played in Folkestone and Ibstock Penistone Rovers.
Club honours Football League Division Two winners 1924-25;
Individual honours Football League (1 appearance)
Distinctions None.

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2000].

England Career
Player number 541st player to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right.
First match No. 165, 9 May 1929, France 1 England 4, a friendly match at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, aged 26 years 29 days.
Last match No. 169, 20 November 1929, England 6 Wales 0, a British Championship match at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London, aged 26 years 225 days.
Major tournaments British Championships 1929-30;
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions Cousin of Joe Bradford.

Beyond England

Became trainer for Leicestershire Senior League outfits Whitwick Colliery and Coalville Town. Became a licensee at Sileby, Leicestershire, after leaving the playing side before returning to Coalville and working as a maintenance engineer. - Famous People From Colville & An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.8/9.

 

Hugh Adcock - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
5 5 2 450 1 450 min 1 0 None
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions.  The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

 

Hugh Adcock - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 0 1 6.00 0.00 100.0 +1
Away 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 0 1 3.75 1.50 75.0 +2
All 5 4 0 1 21 6 +15 0 2 4.20 1.20 80.0 +3

 

Hugh Adcock - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 0 2 4.50 0.00 100.0 +2
Friendly 3 2 0 1 12 6 +6 0 0 4.00 2.00 66.7 +1
All 5 4 0 1 21 6 +15 0 2 4.20 1.20 80.0 +3

 

Hugh Adcock - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1929-30 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 0 2 4.50 0.00 100.0 +2
BC All 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 0 2 4.50 0.00 100.0 +2
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 0 2 4.50 0.00 100.0 +2
All 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 0 2 4.50 0.00 100.0 +2

 

Hugh Adcock - Match History
 Club:  Leicester City F.C. - 5 full caps

Coach: F.A. Committee - 5 full capsx

Age 26
1 165 9 May 1929 - France 1 England 4, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris AW Fr Start or
2 166 11 May 1929 - Belgium 1 England 5, Parc Duden, Bruxelles AW Fr Start or
3 167 15 May 1929 - Spain 4 England 3, Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid AL Fr Start or
4 168 19 October 1929 - Northern Ireland 0 England 3, Windsor Park, Belfast AW BC Start or
5 169 20 November 1929 - England 6 Wales 0, Stamford Bridge, Chelsea HW Start or

Notes

Hugh Adcock was born in Coalville on 10th April 1903. A footballer who began his playing career with Coalville Town before moving to Loughborough Corinthians in April 1921 and then on to Leicester City where he remained for twelve years during the club's period as a major force in the Football League. Having gained a Division Two championship medal with City in 1924/5 he was a member of the side which narrowly missed winning the League title in 1929, playing at right-wing he both scored and assisted in many important goals. Such was his ability he was capped five times for England and twice for the Football League. In all Hugh made 460 League and Cup appearances during his career and scored 52 goals. His enthusiasm for the game did not diminish after his playing days were over, and he became trainer for Leicestershire Senior League outfits Whitwick Colliery and Coalville Town. He died in Coalville, where he had lived for most of his life, on 16th October 1975. - Coalville.co.uk

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