Les Hughson

For his son who played for Fitzroy, see Les Hughson, Jr.

Les Hughson
Hughson in 1927
Personal information
Full name	Leslie William Mitchell Hughson
Date of birth	12 September 1907
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	22 October 1985(1985-10-22) (aged 78)
Place of death	Heidelberg West, Victoria
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1927	Collingwood	01 0(1)
1928	Hawthorn	04 0(3)
1933–34	Carlton	12 0(7)
1934–36	St Kilda	41 (45)
1937	Fitzroy	15 (12)
Total		73 (68)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie William Mitchell Hughson (12 September 1907 – 22 October 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Hawthorn, Carlton, St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hughson is one of only four 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. He then had a stint at Carlton in 1934 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, a club that his brothers Fred and Mick also played for during their careers.

References

• Les Hughson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Les Hughson profile from Blueseum