Bryan Hughes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bryan Hughes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 June 1976||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1994 | Wrexham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Wrexham | 94 | (12) |
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) |
Total | 522 | (62) | |
International career | |||
1997 | Football League Under-21 XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Scarborough Athletic (joint manager) | ||
2019 | Wrexham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bryan Hughes (born 19 June 1976) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
He played as a
Hughes went into coaching, first as player-coach and joint manager of Scarborough Athletic, then at a York-based academy, and most recently as manager of Wrexham.
Playing 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.[2] In March 1997, Trevor Francis paid £1,000,000 to take him to St Andrew's.[3]
Birmingham City
Hughes made a total of 293 appearances for the Blues, scoring 42 goals,
Charlton Athletic
Hughes made his debut for Charlton against
In
On 30 December 2006, Hughes scored a last-minute winning goal against Aston Villa, providing new Charlton manager Alan Pardew with his first win for the club.[11] However, he played less often for Charlton during the 2006–07 season, making 27 appearances and only scoring once[12] as they were relegated from the Premier League.[13]
Hull City
Hughes joined
Hughes signed for Derby County on a month's loan on 22 October 2009,[18] and made three appearances before returning to Hull.[19] His contract with Hull was mutually terminated before the close of the January 2010 transfer window.[20]
Burton Albion
After trials with Championship club
Grimsby Town
After a trial with
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
In 2011, Hughes joined Icelandic club
Accrington Stanley
On 27 October 2011, Hughes joined League Two club
Scarborough Athletic
In March 2013, Hughes joined
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.[39] Two months later, Hughes and Foot left Scarborough by mutual consent after a series of poor results.[40]
Managerial career
On 6 February 2019, Hughes was appointed as manager of National League club Wrexham on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[41] His team finished the season in fourth place but lost in the play-off quarter-final.[42] After the team went eight games without a win and dropped into the relegation places, Hughes was sacked on 25 September 2019.[43]
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.[44]
Personal life
In 2014, Hughes was appointed as head of the UK footgolf academy scheme.[45]
He now works as the head of football coaching at
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wrexham
|
1993–94[47] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
1994–95[47] | Second Division | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 47 | 10 | |
1995–96[47] | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 28 | 1 | |
1996–97[47] | Second Division | 23 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 9 | |
Total | 94 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 119 | 20 | ||
Birmingham City | 1996–97[2] | First Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
1997–98[b] | First Division | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 47 | 8 | ||
1998–99[50] | First Division | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
1999–2000[51] | First Division | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 53 | 10 | |
2000–01[52] | First Division | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 57 | 5 | |
2001–02[53] | First Division | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[c] | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
2002–03[54] | Premier League | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
2003–04[55] | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | ||
Total | 248 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 291 | 42 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2004–05[7] | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
2005–06[10] | Premier League | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
2006–07[12] | Premier League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 74 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 89 | 10 | |||
Hull City | 2007–08[15] | Championship | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
2008–09[17] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2009–10[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
Derby County (loan) | 2009–10[19] | Championship | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Burton Albion | 2010–11[25] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2010–11[25] | Conference Premier |
3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
ÍBV | 2011[56] | Úrvalsdeild |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Accrington Stanley | 2011–12[34] | League Two | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
Career total | 490 | 55 | 41 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 584 | 77 |
- ^ Football League Trophy
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in First Division play-offs
- Football League Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Birmingham City
Individual
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ a b "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b Quinn, Chris (17 January 2014). "Flashback Friday – Bryan Hughes". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (8 August 2013). "Bryan Hughes: "It's sad to see where Birmingham are now."". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Blues shot down as Liverpool lift cup". BBC Sport. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Hughes moves to Charlton". BBC Sport. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic, 14 August 2004". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Burnton, Simon (27 October 2005). "Charlton crack Chelsea's fortress". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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- ^ Bevan, Chris (30 December 2006). "Charlton 2–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Sinnott, John (7 May 2007). "Charlton 0–2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Tigers sign Hughes from Charlton". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (24 May 2008). "Bristol City 0–1 Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Derby swoop for Hull midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Hughes leaves Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "City kick off pre-season with win". Cardiff City F.C. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010.
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- ^ "Walsall hand a trial to Bryan Hughes". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Burton Albion sign former Hull midfielder Bryan Hughes". BBC Sport. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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- ^ "Town beaten in Imps friendly". Grimsby Town F.C. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Grimsby Town complete Bryan Hughes capture". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Seven released". Grimsby Town F.C. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Balaam, Scott (5 April 2012). "Interview with Bryan Hughes". Roar Sport. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Farrell, Niall (29 June 2011). "So exactly who are IBV?". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Reds in 'quick' move for Hughes". Sky Sports. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Hughes is here to help". Accrington Observer. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Accrington". BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Hughes named Player of the Month". The Football League. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Flanagan, Chris (7 December 2012). "Hughes still sad at Accrington Stanley exit". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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- ^ "Former Hull City midfielder Bryan Hughes takes over as boss of Scarborough". Hull Daily Mail. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Breaking news: Premier League star signs for i2i International Soccer Academy". i2i International Soccer Academy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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. - ^ Coney, Steven (23 December 2015). "Scarborough Athletic joint-bosses Bryan Hughes and Paul Foot depart". The Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Bryan Hughes: Wrexham name former midfielder as new manager". BBC Sport. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Wrexham 0–1 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Bryan Hughes: Manager leaves struggling Wrexham". BBC Sport. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Newton to the rescue in Genoa". The Independent. London. 20 February 1997. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Bryan Hughes heading up UKFGA Academy". UK FootGolf. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014.
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/bryan-hughes-0a705b99 [self-published source]
- ^ a b c d "Player search: Hughes, B (Bryan)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Culley, Jon (17 November 1997). "Football: Bassett gives Francis vote of confidence". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bryan Hughes in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Bryan Hughes" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Blues shot down as Liverpool lift cup". BBC Sport. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ISBN 978-1-85291-581-0.
External links
- Bryan Hughes at Soccerbase
- "Bryan Hughes". Barry Hugman's Footballers.