Shirley Hubbard

Shirley Hubbard

Personal information
Full name	Shirley Hubbard
Date of birth	18 February 1885
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Date of death	11 February 1962 (aged 76)
Place of death	Houghton on the Hill, England
Playing position	Inside-right
Youth career
1902–1903	St. Andrew's
1903–1905	Leicestershire Regiment
1905–1906	Leicester Imperial
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1913	Leicester Fosse	137	(36)
1913–1914	Darlington
1919–1920	Leicester Fosse	3	(1)
1920–192?	Ashby Town
Teams managed
1920–192?	Ashby Town (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Shirley Hubbard (18 February 1885 – 22 February 1962) was an English footballer and manager who played as an inside-right for Leicester Fosse and Darlington, and worked as player-manager of Ashby Town.

Playing career

Hubbard played for St. Andrew's, the Leicestershire Regiment, Leicester Imperial, Leicester Fosse, and Darlington. During World War I he appeared as a guest for Port Vale in a 1–0 defeat to Manchester City at the Athletic Ground on 21 October 1916.^[1] He later returned to Leicester Fosse, and was later appointed player-manager of Ashby Town.

Statistics

• Sourced from Shirley Hubbard profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester Fosse	1906–07	Second Division	6	2	0	0	6	2
	1907–08	Second Division	25	7	2	0	27	7
	1908–09	First Division	21	8	2	0	23	8
	1909–10	Second Division	26	9	4	2	30	11
	1910–11	Second Division	26	4	3	0	29	4
	1911–12	Second Division	26	3	3	1	29	4
	1912–13	Second Division	7	3	0	0	7	3
	Total		137	37	14	3	151	40
Leicester Fosse	1919–20	Second Division	3	1	0	0	3	1

Honours

with Leicester Fosse

• Football League Second Division runner-up: 1907–08

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 144. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.