Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jack Hughes Biography and Timeline

Follow Jack Hughes through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Jack Hughes, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1874–1875Years on this page

1874

Foundation of Aston Villa

Founder of Aston Villa · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Hughes helps organise the new football club formed by Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel members.

Villa Cross Football Club

Founder of Aston Villa · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Hughes helps Villa Cross cricketers select association football as their winter sport.

1875

Birmingham City FC

Founder · Birmingham · Sport / Football

Helps found Small Heath Alliance, later Birmingham City Football Club.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.