Hugh Lafferty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 1970 | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923-1924 | Fulham | 4 | (0) |
| St Johnstone | |||
| 1929-1931 | New York Nationals/Giants | 83 | (4) |
| King’s Park | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Hugh Lafferty (1901-1970) was a Scottish association football half back who played professionally in Scotland, England and the United States.
Lafferty spent time with teams in both Scotland (St Johnstone) and England (Fulham), who later progressed to their countries respective Premier Leagues, before moving to the United States in 1929 to join the New York Nationals of the American Soccer League. In 1930, the Nationals were renamed the Giants and Lafferty played for them through the 1931 season. He was married with three children and retired to Kilsyth in Scotland.
He came from a footballing family, his great-uncle Pat Lafferty having played for Glasgow Rangers in 1886, becoming the first Catholic player to do so.
External links
- Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).