Hughie Dunn
Encyclopedia
Hugh Dunn was a footballer. His year of birth is uncertain, being given as 1878 in some sources and 1875 in others.
, Preston North End
and Bristol Rovers
before joining Burslem Port Vale
in August 1906. He played 27 league
and 4 FA Cup
games before losing his first team spot in March 1907. He was not given a chance to win it back however, as the Vale went into liquidation
at the end of the 1906–07 season
.
He was a Southern League
championship winner with Bristol Rovers in the 1904–05 season.
Playing career
Dunn played for JohnstoneJohnstone F.C.
Johnstone F.C. were a Scottish football club based at Newfield Park in Johnstone. The club were former members of the Scottish Football League....
, Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
and Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
before joining Burslem Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in August 1906. He played 27 league
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
and 4 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
games before losing his first team spot in March 1907. He was not given a chance to win it back however, as the Vale went into liquidation
Liquidation
In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation...
at the end of the 1906–07 season
1906–07 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1906–07 season was Burslem Port Vale's ninth consecutive season of football in the Football League. The club resigned from the league on 14 June 1907....
.
He was a Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
championship winner with Bristol Rovers in the 1904–05 season.