Russell Hoult

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Russell Hoult
Personal information
Full name Russell Hoult
Date of birth 22 November 1972 (1972-11-22) (age 35)
Place of birth    Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Unattached
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991–1995
1991
1992
1993–1994
1994
1995
1995–2000
2000
2000–2001
2001–2007
2005
2007–2008
2008		 Leicester City
→ Lincoln City (loan)
→ Blackpool (loan)
→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
→ Lincoln City (loan)
→ Derby County (loan)
Derby County
→ Portsmouth (loan)
Portsmouth
West Bromwich Albion
→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
Stoke City
→ Notts County (loan)		 010 (0)
002 (0)
000 (0)
004 (0)
015 (0)
015 (0)
108 (0)
010 (0)
030 (0)
190 (0)
008 (0)
001 (0)
014 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 13:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Russell Hoult (born 22 November 1972 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire) is an English footballer. He is goalkeeper and is currently without a club.

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[edit] Playing career

Hoult began his career at Leicester City, where he was usually a reserve. During his time at the club he was sent on loan to Lincoln City twice, Blackpool, where he did not make a first team appearance, Cheltenham Town, when they were playing non-league football, and Bolton Wanderers.

He signed for Derby County in the summer of 1995, joining for a fee of £200,000.[1] He went on to help them win promotion to the Premiership in 1996. Hoult remained with the club until January 2000, when he was loaned to Portsmouth. This transfer was made permanent two months later and he remained with the club until the following January, when he left to join West Bromwich Albion for £450,000.[2]

Hoult played a key role in helping West Brom win promotion to the Premiership in 2001–02, keeping a club record number of clean sheets and being named in the PFA Division One team of the year.[3] He was a regular for Albion in the Premiership and was watched by England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson,[4] but never made it into the national squad. Following Albion's relegation, Hoult remained a fixture in the side for the following season, as the club were promoted to the Premiership at the first attempt. In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.[5] He played for the majority of the 2004–05 season, as West Bromwich Albion escaped relegation. However, after being a regular in goal for West Brom for several seasons, Hoult lost his place at the start of the 2005–06 season due to a groin injury. Second choice to Chris Kirkland, who manager Bryan Robson had signed on a 12 month loan from Liverpool, Hoult was loaned to Nottingham Forest in September 2005.[6] However, he was recalled during his second month with the club after Kirkland sustained a rib injury.[7]

Following the club's relegation and Kirkland's return to Liverpool goalkeeping duties for the 2006–07 season were shared between Hoult and Pascal Zuberbuhler until reports about his personal life surfaced in national newspapers. On 31 January 2007, Hoult was transferred to Stoke City on free transfer after being sacked by West Brom.[8] He made his Stoke City debut on 14 August 2007 in a League Cup match away at Rochdale that finished 2–2 after extra time.[9] He was unable to prevent Rochdale from progressing 4–2 on penalties, despite saving one of the spot-kicks.[10] Hoult received a red card on his league debut for Stoke, in a match against Plymouth Argyle in December 2007.[11]

In February 2008 Hoult joined Notts County on loan until the end of the season, following an injury to regular keeper Kevin Pilkington.[12] He kept a clean sheet in the 0–0 draw away at Peterborough United in March, making the League Two Team of the Week.[13] He made 14 appearances for the club. He was released at the end of the 2007–08 season, following Stoke's promotion to the Premiership.[14]

[edit] Sex scandals

Hoult, a married man, has on a number of occasions been the subject of public revelations concerning his sexual conduct. In 2000 he was fined £300 for kerb crawling.[15] He was also cleared of sending indecent letters to a 15-year old girl after his lawyer told magistrates that they were "No worse than "saucy seaside postcards".[16] In 2005 he was revealed to have sent 10 nude photographs of himself to his mistress and in January 2007 he was suspended by West Bromwich Albion after footage of him involved in an orgy was leaked onto the Internet allegedly with him wearing a club polo shirt.[17]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Malam, Colin. "Hoult's vintage ripe for England", Telegraph.co.uk, 2002-12-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 
  2. ^ "Albion bag their man", BBC Sport, 2001-01-03. Retrieved on 2007-05-04. 
  3. ^ "Top three dominate", BBC Sport, 2002-04-15. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. 
  4. ^ Smith, Alan. "Hoult remains quiet contender", Telegraph.co.uk, 2002-12-09. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 
  5. ^ "The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural", West Bromwich Albion F.C., 2004-08-04. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 
  6. ^ "Hoult joins Forest in loan move", BBC Sport, 2005-09-15. Retrieved on 2007-05-04. 
  7. ^ "Baggies recall Hoult from Forest", BBC Sport, 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2007-05-04. 
  8. ^ "Stoke capture Hoult and Fortune", BBC Sport, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-05-04. 
  9. ^ "Hoult's Off", Stoke City F.C., 2008-02-22. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 
  10. ^ "Rochdale vs Stoke City", Stoke City F.C., 2007-08-14. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 
  11. ^ "Plymouth vs Stoke City", Stoke City F.C., 2007-12-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 
  12. ^ "Magpies Snap Up Goalkeeper", Notts County F.C., 2008-02-22. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 
  13. ^ Coca-Cola League Two Team Of The Week (17/03/2008) (pdf). The Football League (2008-03-17). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  14. ^ "Captain Matteo released by Stoke", BBC, 2008-05-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  15. ^ "Goalkeeper arrested in kerb-crawling blitz", BBC News, 2000-03-29. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. 
  16. ^ "Letters were not indecent", thisishampshire.net, 2000-12-08. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. 
  17. ^ "Keeper's porn vid own goal", The Sun, 2007-01-24. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. 

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Persondata
NAME Russell Hoult
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 22 November 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH