Art Hughes
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Arthur "Art" Hughes is a former Canadian national soccer team
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
player.
He started his career in the Pacific Coast League
Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...
in 1950 with the Westminster Royals
Westminster Royals
The Westminster Royals is a Canadian soccer club. It has the distinction of winning the Canadian National Challenge Cup eight times, setting the existing record for most domestic cup championships by a team in Canada....
and went on to play in five national championship finals winning the trophy twice, with the Vancouver Halecos (in 1956) and Vancouver Firefighters in 1965. He also played with the Vancouver St. Andrew's, and with the Vancouver Royals
Vancouver Royals
Vancouver Royal Canadians were an association football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Vancouver club was actually Sunderland A.F.C...
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Hughes played four times for Canada's full national team at a time when Canada played very few internationals. He was on Canada's first World Cup
FIFA World Cup
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team in 1957, he played at centre forward in the first three games, scoring twice against the U.S. in Toronto. Moved to centre half for the game against the U.S. in St. Louis and captained the team when Pat Philley
Pat Philley
Pat Philley former Canadian national soccer team player.Philley was a member of the Vancouver City team that won the Canadian Challenge Cup in 1950 beating Winnipeg Scottish 4-1 and 4-0 in the final. He represented the B.C. All-Stars twice against teams like Rangers F.C. in 1954, Huddersfield Town...
was taken ill.
Hughes also captained the Canadian team on its tour of the Soviet Union in 1960.
Upon retiring Hughes become the assistant chief in the Vancouver Fire Department.
In April 2001 Hughes was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
The Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in Vaughan, Ontario, was founded in 1997. It was incorporated by the Ontario Soccer Association. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of top Canadian Footballers and Builders who have played and developed the game in Canada...
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