Jimmy Hughes

Forward

Apps: 65 (6)

Goals: 36

Last Updated: 24 August 2023

Debut: vs. Crawley Town (A, 0-1), 17/03/1988

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Jimmy Hughes

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Yet another player to have more than one spell at Boro’, forward Jimmy Hughes was in prolific form during the 1990-1 season. Not that it’s a problem to spread your record at a club across more than one period of time. In the proper non-league era (i.e., the 1980), it was common. Anyway, we digress. Hughes is the striker who first appeared for a Boro’ side back in the late 1970s – before the club upgraded from youth to senior status. We’re still working on that period, so bear with us.

Hughes made his senior debut for Boro’ during our ill-fated 1987-8 campaign; one in which ended in our first-ever relegation. Not that we can pin any of that on the forward. The writing was largely on the wall by the time he arrived during the second half of the season. After finding the net early on, the goals dried up quickly. That was very much indicative of the form we were in. But, in a huge contrast, Hughes returned in 1990; scoring 32 times as Boro’ won the Division Two North title at a canter.

Jimmy Hughes: After Boro’

Hughes made the step up with us to Division One – but wasn’t with us much longer. He soon fell out of favour with manager Paul Fairclough, judging by the records. Indeed, the forward remarked in an interview some time later that he “didn’t see eye-to-eye quite a lot of the time” with Cloughie. As the 1991-2 campaign came to an end, Hughes moved on to Boreham Wood; ironically crossing paths with future Boro’ chairman Phil Wallace. A short, but successful, spell at Hitchin Town also followed.

Mind you, he did stay involved with the Boro’ as our U14 manager after leaving.

With thanks to Paulio
1991-2

Saturday 03 August 1991

Saturday 17 August 1991

Tuesday 20 August 1991

Saturday 24 August 1991

Monday 26 August 1991

Saturday 14 September 1991

Saturday 12 October 1991

Saturday 19 October 1991

Tuesday 22 October 1991

1990-1

Saturday 11 August 1990

Saturday 18 August 1990

Monday 20 August 1990

Saturday 25 August 1990

Monday 27 August 1990

Saturday 01 September 1990

Tuesday 04 September 1990

Saturday 08 September 1990

Tuesday 11 September 1990

Saturday 15 September 1990

Saturday 22 September 1990

Saturday 29 September 1990

Wednesday 03 October 1990

Saturday 06 October 1990

Tuesday 09 October 1990

Saturday 13 October 1990

Monday 15 October 1990

Saturday 20 October 1990

Monday 22 October 1990

Saturday 27 October 1990

Tuesday 30 October 1990

Saturday 03 November 1990

Saturday 24 November 1990

Saturday 01 December 1990

Monday 03 December 1990

Saturday 08 December 1990

Saturday 15 December 1990

Saturday 22 December 1990

Wednesday 26 December 1990

Saturday 29 December 1990

Wednesday 02 January 1991

Saturday 05 January 1991

Saturday 12 January 1991

Monday 14 January 1991

Saturday 19 January 1991

Saturday 02 February 1991

Tuesday 05 February 1991

Saturday 23 February 1991

Tuesday 26 February 1991

Saturday 02 March 1991

Saturday 09 March 1991

Saturday 16 March 1991

Monday 18 March 1991

Saturday 23 March 1991

Monday 25 March 1991

Saturday 30 March 1991

Saturday 13 April 1991

Monday 15 April 1991

Thursday 18 April 1991

Saturday 20 April 1991

Tuesday 23 April 1991

Saturday 27 April 1991

Saturday 04 May 1991

1987-8

Thursday 17 March 1988

Saturday 19 March 1988

Tuesday 22 March 1988

Saturday 26 March 1988

Saturday 02 April 1988

Monday 04 April 1988

Saturday 09 April 1988

Tuesday 12 April 1988

Saturday 16 April 1988

1978-9

Sunday 19 November 1978

Previous Clubs:

Boreham Wood
Hertford Town
Letchworth Garden City
Stevenage Borough

Later Clubs:

Boreham Wood (1992)
Hitchin Town (1993)