Reginald Pugh (12 July 1914 – 21 October 1981) was a Welsh professional footballer.

Reg Pugh
Personal information
Full name Reginald Pugh
Date of birth (1914-07-12)12 July 1914
Place of birth Aberaman, Wales
Date of death 21 October 1981(1981-10-21) (aged 67)
Place of death Folkestone, Kent, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1934 Aberaman Athletic
1934–1945 Cardiff City 166 (25)
1942Brentford (guest) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Aberaman, near Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan in July 1914, Pugh began his career at his hometown club Aberaman Athletic before joining Cardiff City shortly after.[2] He made his debut in October 1934 in a 3–1 win over Watford, becoming one of the club's youngest ever debutants at the age of 17. The following season, he was ever present in a side that struggled to avoid relegation.[3] Following the outbreak of World War II, he played several times for the club in wartime fixtures before serving in Burma with the South Wales Borderers.[4] At the end of the hostilities, he did not return to professional football. Pugh died in Folkestone, Kent in October 1981 at the age of 67.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cardiff City. More lively in attack". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 237. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 156. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  4. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 377. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ Ancestry: Reginald Pugh