Career
Whilst serving in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, he was a guest player and captained Dewsbury. Salford
Hudson started his career as a rugby union player, and appeared for his local team Horden and later Hartlepool Rovers before joining Salford in Easter 1928. He made his debut against Wigan Highfield on 6 April 1928.
He was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were.
Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins, and Billy Williams. County Cup final appearances
About Barney Hudson"s time, there was Salford"s 2-15 defeat by Warrington in the 1929 Lancashire Cup final during the 1929-1930 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929, the 10-8 victory over Swinton in the 1931 Lancashire Cup final during the 1931-1932 season at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931, the 21-12 victory over Wigan in the 1934 Lancashire Cup final during the 1934-1935 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, the 15-7 victory over Wigan in the 1935 Lancashire Cup final during the 1935-1936 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 19 October 1935, the 5-2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire Cup final during the 1936-1937 season at Wilderspool, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and he played Right-wing, id est (that is) number 2, in the 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire Cup final during the 1938-1939 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.
Dewsbury
Hudson played Right-wing, id est (that is) number 2 in Dewsbury"s 14-25 aggregate defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1943-1944 season. The 9-13 first-leg defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944, and the 5-12 second-leg defeat at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944.
Salford
Rugby League Championship: 1932/33, 1936/37, 1938/39
Rugby League Challenge Cup: 1938
Lancashire Cup: 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936
Lancashire League Championship: 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1936/37, 1938/39
Dewsbury
Rugby League Championship: 1941/42
Rugby League Challenge Cup: 1943
Yorkshire Cup: 1942.
