Stephen Hughes (footballer, born 1976)
 Stephen Hughes playing for Fulham. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen John Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Wokingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–2000 | Arsenal | 49 | (4) |
| 1999 | → Fulham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Everton | 29 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Watford | 15 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Coventry City | 133 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Walsall | 32 | (2) |
| Total | 261 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| England U15[1] | |||
| England U21 | 8 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Stephen John Hughes (born 18 September 1976 in Wokingham) is an English former footballer, who most recently played as a midfielder for Walsall. He signed as a free agent, following his release from Coventry City, where he rejected a new contract.
Club career
Hughes started his career at Arsenal, where he made 76 senior appearances, 40 of them as a substitute, and scored 7 goals.[2] He made 16 appearances as Arsenal won the 1997-98 FA Premier League. Hughes' highlight for that season was scoring twice as Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-0 at home.[3] He also made 6 appearances in Arsenal's FA Cup run that season, including the semi final against Wolves,[4] but was left out of the squad for the 1998 FA Cup Final as they clinched the double. Another highlight was a 25-yard last minute equaliser against Leicester City at Filbert Street the following season.[5]
Hughes then moved to Everton in March 2000, for a fee of £3 million.[6] He played 33 games for them before being released on a free transfer on 4 July 2001. He then moved on to First Division side Watford that same month,[7] having scored his two Everton goals against them; once in the league[8] and once in the FA Cup.[9] He only managed 17 games in his first season due to injury. His contract was settled early in the 2002–03 season.
He signed for Charlton Athletic in August 2003.[10] but made no appearances that season and subsequently left on a free transfer to join Coventry City in July 2004.[11] He went on to become the club's captain and made over 150 appearances.
Post-retirement
After his retirement from football, Hughes returned to Arsenal as a commentator and pundit for their Arsenal Player service.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other¹ | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | |||
| Arsenal | 1994–95 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 1999–2000 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arsenal | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everton | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Watford | 2001–02 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2003–04 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry City | 2004–05 | Championship | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Walsall | 2008–09 | League One | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 261 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 19 | 37 | 1 | ||
¹ includes FA Charity Shield and Football League Trophy.
Honours
Arsenal
Winner
- FA Youth Cup (1) : 1993–94[13]
- Premier League (1) : 1997–98
- Charity Shield (1) : 1998
- FA Cup (1) : 1997–98
Runner-up
- Premier League (1) : 1998–99
Arsenal won Charity Shield 1999, but Hughes did not play in that game
Individual
- Coventry City Player of the Year (1): 2004–05[14]
- Coventry City Players' Player of the Year (1): 2004–05[14]
References
- ↑ Hall, Damian (19 June 2003). "Promised much, delivered little". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Ward, Rupert. "Total appearance records of selected former Arsenal players". Arseweb. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "Arsenal outgun Chelsea". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 February 1998. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Wreh the wrecker of Wolves". The Independent. 6 April 1998. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hughes rides Arsenal luck". The Independent. 13 September 1998. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hughes joins Everton". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 7 March 2000. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ "Watford seal Hughes deal". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 July 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Moore's double as Hughes stars". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 April 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Everton snatch Watford win". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 January 2001. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ↑ "Addicks make double signing". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 14 August 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Wetherall snubs Sky Blues". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 July 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/watchthetourliveonplayer
- ↑ "The FA Youth Cup". Arsenal F.C. official website. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Double award joy for Hughes". Coventry City F.C. official website. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
- Stephen Hughes career statistics at Soccerbase
- Stephen Hughes profile at the Coventry City official website