Les Hughson was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

, Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

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, Carlton

Carlton Football Club

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, St Kilda and Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Hughson is one of only three VFL/AFL footballers to have appeared for five separate clubs. His first port of call was Collingwood but he only played one game for the Magpies before switching allegiances to Hawthorn in 1928.

After his season at Hawthorn, the ruckman left the league for the Victorian Football Association and spent the next four years at Preston

Northern Bullants

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. He then had a stint at Carlton before crossing to St Kilda mid season. It was at St Kilda that he played his only full season and he kicked 27 goals for them in 1935.

His fifth and final club was Fitzroy, who his brothers Fred

Fred Hughson

Fred Hughson was an Australian rules footballer who played for, captained, and later coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League...

 and Mick also played for during their careers.