Bryan Hughes

For other people named Bryan Hughes, see Bryan Hughes (disambiguation).
Bryan Hughes
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-19) 19 June 1976
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Wrexham 97 (14)
1997–2004 Birmingham City 248 (34)
2004–2007 Charlton Athletic 74 (5)
2007–2010 Hull City 41 (1)
2009 → Derby County (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 Burton Albion 1 (0)
2011 Grimsby Town 3 (0)
2011 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 5 (0)
2011–2012 Accrington Stanley 21 (3)
2013–2015 Scarborough Athletic 32 (7)
National team
1997 Football League Under-21 XI 1 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Scarborough Athletic (joint manager)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Bryan Hughes (born 19 June 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1994 to 2015.

He played in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Hull City as well as featuring in the Football League for Wrexham, Derby County, Burton Albion and Accrington Stanley, in the Conference for Grimsby Town, and for Icelandic club ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar. He finished his career as player/coach of Non-League side Scarborough Athletic.

Club career

Wrexham

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Hughes initially made his name at Wrexham, guiding them to the FA Cup quarter finals in 1996–97 with the goals he scored on that cup run. It was his performances in the FA Cup for Wrexham that caught the attention of Birmingham City. Hughes scored against Colwyn Bay, Scunthorpe United, West Ham United and Birmingham before the Welsh outfit bowed out to Chesterfield.[1] In March 1997, Trevor Francis paid £1,000,000 to take him to St Andrews.[2]

Birmingham City

Hughes made a total of 293 appearances for the Blues, scoring 42 goals,[3] and was an essential part of Steve Bruce's side's play-off winning season in 2002, and their first and second seasons in the Premier League, before his switch to South-East London.[2] Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final as a substitute; although he scored his penalty, Birmingham lost the shootout 5–4.[4] Having rejected a new deal with Birmingham, in July 2004 he moved to Charlton Athletic, signing a three-year contract.[5]

Charlton Athletic

Hughes made his debut for Charlton against Bolton Wanderers on 14 August 2004,[6] when he came on as a substitute for Matt Holland who was injured after twelve minutes.[7] He bagged a brace in a 4–1 FA Cup win over Rochdale at The Valley in January 2005 — his first goals for the club — and scored for the Addicks in a victory over Yeovil Town in the fourth round.[6] Hughes made 22 appearances for Charlton during the season, and scored his fourth and final goal of the season in the last game against Crystal Palace.[6]

In 2005–06 he became the man who caused José Mourinho to lose his first match at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea manager. Included in the side for the third round of the League Cup, Hughes scored the winning penalty in the penalty shootout.[8] He made 40 appearances in total for Charlton, and scored five goals.[9]

On 30 December 2006, Hughes scored the last-minute winning goal against Aston Villa, providing new Charlton manager Alan Pardew with his first win for the club.[10] However, he played less often for Charlton during the 2006–07 season, making 27 appearances and only scoring once,[11] and was unable to prevent Charlton from being relegated from the Premier League.[12]

Hull City

Hughes joined Championship club Hull City on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal on 29 June 2007,[13] He made his Hull debut in a 3–2 victory over Plymouth Argyle on 11 August 2007, and scored his first league goal for the Tigers in a 5–0 win against Southampton on 15 March 2008.[14] He made 39 appearances that season, including all three playoff matches,[14] as Hull were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history.[15] He did not play as often in the next season as Hull made it into the Premier League, making only eight appearances.[16]

Hughes signed for Derby County on a month-long loan on 22 October 2009.[17] Hughes made three appearances before returning to Hull. Hughes agreed to mutually terminate his contract with Hull on 28 January 2010 but left on good terms with the club.[18]

Burton Albion

After trials with Championship club Cardiff City,[19] Huddersfield Town,[20] and Walsall,[21] Hughes signed a one-month deal with Football League Two side Burton Albion on 14 December 2010.[22] He made his debut on 1 January 2011 in a 1-1 home draw with Shrewsbury Town in which he was substituted in the 56th minute by Aaron Webster. That was his only appearance for the club, and he left when his contract expired.[23]

Grimsby Town

After a trial with Conference National team Grimsby Town, in which he played in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Lincoln City,[24] Hughes signed for the club on 31 January 2011 until the end of the season.[25] He made his debut on 1 February in a 2-2 away draw with Southport.[23] He went on to only play three times for The Mariners,[23] and was among a number of players released at the end of the season by the club's new managerial duo Rob Scott and Paul Hurst.[26]

ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar

In 2011, Hughes joined Icelandic side ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar.[27] ÍBV also played in the UEFA Europa League that season.[28]

Accrington Stanley

On 27 October 2011, Hughes joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms.[29] Assigned squad number 27,[30] he made his Stanley debut in a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers on 5 November.[31] On 10 December, Hughes set up Pádraig Amond's opening goal as Stanley beat Wimbledon 2–0.[32] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over Torquay United on 17 December – his first goal in English football since 2008[33] – and scored the winner against Morecambe on Boxing Day.[34] His contribution to the club's 10 points from a possible 12 in December earned him the League Two Player of the Month award.[35] He made a total of 22 appearances for Accrington, scoring three times,[36] but left the club at the end of the season after contract negotiations broke down.[37]

Scarborough Athletic

In March 2013, Hughes joined Scarborough Athletic of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division until the end of the season.[38] He started his first game on 9 March against Pickering Town, and scored his first goal a week later in a 4–2 victory at Parkgate. In April 2014 he was appointed as one of manager Rudy Funk's joint assistant managers. Following Funk's resignation in November 2014, he was appointed joint manager alongside Paul Foot.[39]

In October 2015, alongside his role with Scarborough, Hughes took up the post of head of coaching at the i2i International Soccer Academy, a facility associated with York St John University.[40]

International career

He made one appearance for a Football League under-21 representative team in a friendly against an Italian Serie B under-21 team.[41]

Personal life

In 2014, Hughes was appointed as head of the UK footgolf academy scheme.[42]

References

  1. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Quinn, Chris (17 January 2014). "Flashback Friday - Bryan Hughes". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Tattum, Colin (8 August 2013). "Bryan Hughes: "It's sad to see where Birmingham are now."". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Blues shot down as Liverpool lift cup". BBC Sport. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hughes moves to Charlton". BBC Sport. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic, 14 August 2004". 11v11. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Burnton, Simon (27 October 2005). "Charlton crack Chelsea's fortress". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Bevan, Chris (30 December 2006). "Charlton 2-1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  12. ↑ Sinnott, John (7 May 2007). "Charlton 0-2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Tigers sign Hughes from Charlton". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  15. ↑ McNulty, Phil (24 May 2008). "Bristol City 0-1 Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Derby swoop for Hull midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  18. ↑ "Hughes Leaves Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  19. ↑ "City kick off pre-season with win". Cardiff City F.C. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010.
  20. ↑ Barrow, Peter (5 August 2010). "Huddersfield Town beaten by Fleetwood Town as Hull City man Bryan Hughes gets a run out". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  21. ↑ "Walsall hand a trial to Bryan Hughes". Express & Star. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "Burton Albion sign former Hull midfielder Bryan Hughes". BBC Sport. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  23. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  24. ↑ "Town Beaten In Imps Friendly". Grimsby Town F.C. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
  25. ↑ "Grimsby Town complete Bryan Hughes capture". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  26. ↑ "Seven Released". Grimsby Town F.C. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  27. ↑ Balaam, Scott (5 April 2012). "Interview with Bryan Hughes". Roar Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  28. ↑ Farrell, Niall (29 June 2011). "So exactly who are IBV?". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "ONE TO WATCH: Bryan Hughes (Midfielder)". This is Devon. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "Reds in 'quick' move for Hughes". Sky Sports. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  31. ↑ "Hughes is here to help". Accrington Observer. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  32. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Accrington". BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  33. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 3 v 1 Torquay United". Accrington Stanley F.C. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  34. ↑ "Morecambe 1 v 2 Accrington Stanley". Accrington Stanley F.C. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  35. ↑ "Hughes named Player of the Month". The Football League. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  37. ↑ Flanagan, Chris (7 December 2012). "Hughes still sad at Accrington Stanley exit". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  38. ↑ "Boro snap up former Premier League man". The Scarborough News. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  39. ↑ "Former Hull City midfielder Bryan Hughes takes over as boss of Scarborough". Hull Daily Mail. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  40. ↑ "Breaking news: Premier League star signs for i2i International Soccer Academy". i2i International Soccer Academy. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
    "Bryan Hughes joins i2i International Soccer Academy alongside Boro role". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  41. ↑ "Newton to the rescue in Genoa". The Independent. 20 February 1997. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  42. ↑ "Bryan Hughes heading up UKFGA Academy". UK FootGolf. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014.

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