Billy Hughes (footballer, born 1948)

Billy Hughes
Personal information
Full name William Hughes
Date of birth (1948-12-30)30 December 1948
Place of birth Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 20 December 2019(2019-12-20) (aged 70)
Place of death Derby, England
Position(s) winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1977 Sunderland 287 (74)
1967Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan) 7 (0)
1977 Derby County 19 (8)
1977–1979 Leicester City 37 (5)
1979Carlisle United (loan) 5 (0)
1980 San Jose Earthquakes 1 (0)
Corby Town
Total 356 (87)
International career
1975 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hughes (30 December 1948 – 20 December 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer. During his career he played as a forward for Sunderland, Derby County, Leicester City, Carlisle United and San Jose Earthquakes, making a total of 349 appearances and scoring 87 goals. He also won one cap for the Scotland national football team.