Idris Morgan Hopkins was a Welsh footballer famed for his talented right foot.
14 Facts About Idris Hopkins
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Idris Hopkins played for many clubs throughout his career, but most famously Brentford where he captained them in the English First Division.
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Idris Hopkins is a member of the Brentford Hall of Fame.
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Idris Hopkins was naturally right footed but spent a great deal of time improving his weaker left foot repeatedly kicking a ball against a wall until it was of equal standard.
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Idris Hopkins failed to make a league appearance for either side before dropping back into non-league football with Dartford and Ramsgate Press Wanderers.
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Idris Hopkins moved on to Crystal Palace in 1932 where he played 4 games before being transferred to Brentford.
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Idris Hopkins wore the number 7 shirt and was an old fashioned inside forward with two good feet and a determined attitude.
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Idris Hopkins made two appearances for West Ham United as a guest player during World War II.
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Idris Hopkins was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Idris Hopkins was capped 12 times for Wales playing in the British Home Championships between 1934 and 1939, and undoubtedly would have won more if it hadn't been for World War II.
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Idris Hopkins made 9 appearances for Wales in wartime internationals scoring once.
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Idris Hopkins was amongst the scorers for Wales with Stanley Matthews and Tommy Lawton netting for England.
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Idris Hopkins eventually moved to Middlesex where he owned and ran a confectionery shop Kandies in Harefield during the 1960's and 70's before settling in Buckinghamshire with his wife, Nancy, and sons Barry and Ashley.
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Idris Hopkins died in on 9 October 1994 two days before his 84th birthday.