Andrew Hughes (footballer)

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Andrew Hughes
Personal information
Full name Andrew John Hughes
Date of birth 2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) (age 30)
Place of birth    Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Leeds United
Number 22
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996–1998
1998
1998–2001
2001–2005
2005–2007
2007–		 Oldham Athletic
→ Notts County (loan)
Notts County
Reading
Norwich City
Leeds United		 034 0(1)
008 0(1)
103 (16)
166 (18)
072 0(2)
030 0(1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Andrew John Hughes (born 2 January 1978 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Leeds United.

[edit] Football career

Hughes began his career at Oldham Athletic making 44 appearances scoring once before joining Notts County, where he made 130 appearances scoring 18 times.

He joined Reading on 5 July 2001 on a three year deal, but Notts County and Reading failed to agree a transfer fee.[1] The fee was later set at around £250,000 by a tribunal.[2] Hughes went on to make 183 appearances, scoring 19 times. Towards the end of his time with the club, Hughes suffered from his versatility as he was often played out of position under Steve Coppell. His earlier seasons at Reading had seen him play in his preferred midfield role and he flourished, netting a particularly spectacular goal away to Wolves.[3]

Hughes joined Norwich from Reading on 21 July 2005 for a fee believed to be around £500,000.[4] He endured a tough start to his Norwich career, as his own form and that of the team was poor for much of the 2005–06 season. In 2006–07 season, new manager Peter Grant used him more as a utility player, covering on either wing or full back position. Hughes played 41 games that season.

Hughes moved to Leeds United on a two year deal on 9 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee.[5] In an interview, Hughes explained his reasons for leaving Norwich: "Dennis Wise told me the challenge and the position the club was in. He wants fighters and I felt the challenge of playing for Leeds United and Dennis Wise was too good to turn down ... The manager at Norwich told me he didn't want me to leave, but I didn't want to stay and be a squad player."

Hughes is somewhat of a cult hero as Elland Road and scored his first goal for Leeds on April 19 against Millwall, tapping in from close range to finish a flowing move that Hughes had himself started on the edge of Millwall's box.[6]. He then celebrated with a robotic style dance in front of the Leeds supporters.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Reading's double deal", BBC Sport, 2001-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. 
  2. ^ "Norwich City's interest in Royals midfielder Hughes is rejected", readingfc.co.uk, 2005-07-07. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. 
  3. ^ "Wolves 0-1 Reading", BBC Sport, 2002-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. 
  4. ^ "Norwich complete Hughes signing", BBC Sport, 2005-07-21. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. 
  5. ^ "Canary jets in", leedsunited.com, 2007-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. 
  6. ^ "Breathtaking!", leedsunited.com, 2007-08-13. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. 

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NAME Hughes, Andrew John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 2 January 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockport, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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