Hugh Lafferty

Hugh Lafferty (16 November 1901 – 24 December 1970) was a Scottish association football half back who played professionally in Scotland, England and the United States.[1]

Hugh Lafferty

Personal information
Date of birth	16 November 1901
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	24 December 1970 (aged 69)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1924	Fulham	4	(0)
1926–1929	St Johnstone	68	(1)
1929–1931	New York Nationals/Giants	83	(4)
1932–1934	King's Park	54	(0)
Total		209	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lafferty spent time with teams in both Scotland (St Johnstone) and England (Fulham), who later progressed to their countries' respective top divisions, 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 Rangers in 1886, becoming the first Catholic player to do so.

References

1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).