Stephen Hughes (footballer, born 1976)
Stephen John Hughes (born 18 September 1976 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder for clubs such as Arsenal, Fulham, Everton, Watford and Coventry City during his career.
 Stephen Hughes playing for Fulham. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen John Hughes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1976[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Arsenal | ||
| 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 | |||
| 1994 | England U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | England U21 | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Hughes started his career at Arsenal, with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 1994.[2] He then made 16 first team appearances to earn a winners medal as Arsenal won the 1998 Premier League title. 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] Altogether with Arsenal he made 76 senior appearances with 40 of them as a substitute, and scored 7 goals.[6][7]
Hughes then moved to Everton in March 2000, for a fee of £3 million.[8] 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,[9] having scored his two Everton goals against them; once in the league[10] and once in the FA Cup.[11] 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.[12] but made no appearances that season and subsequently left on a free transfer to join Coventry City in July 2004.[13] He went on to become the club's captain and made over 150 appearances.
Post-retirement
After his retirement from football, Hughes returned to the Gunners as a commentator and pundit for Arsenal Player.[14][15][16]
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 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal total | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 7 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 1999–2000 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Everton | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 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 | ||
| Everton total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 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 | ||
| Watford total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||
| Coventry City total | 133 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 8 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 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
Individual
- Coventry City Player of the Year: 2004–05[19]
- Coventry City Players' Player of the Year: 2004–05[19]
References
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- "The FA Youth Cup". Arsenal F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "Arsenal Player". Twitter.com.
- "NextGen: Watch it LIVE on Arsenal Player". Arsenal.com.
- "Arsenal Matchday Show". Twitter.com.
- "Stephen Hughes". Arsenal.com.
- "Stephen Hughes: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Double award joy for Hughes". Coventry City F.C. official website. 20 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
- Stephen Hughes at Soccerbase
- Stephen Hughes profile at the Coventry City official website