Bob McHugh (footballer)

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Bob McHugh
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McHugh (right) playing for Motherwell
Personal information
Full name Robert McHugh
Date of birth (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 St Cadoc's
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2015 Motherwell 70 (5)
2014 → Queen of the South (loan) 13 (1)
2015 → Airdrieonians (loan) 5 (4)
2015–2017 Falkirk 55 (9)
2017–2020 Greenock Morton 81 (18)
2020–2022 Queen's Park 51 (14)
2022–2023 East Kilbride 0 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Scotland U17 8 (2)
2009–2010 Scotland U19 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:57, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Robert McHugh (born 16 July 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for St Cadoc's. McHugh has previously played for Motherwell, Falkirk, Greenock Morton and Queen's Park, as well as loan spells with Queen of the South, Airdrieonians and East Kilbride.

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Career

Motherwell

Born in Glasgow, [1] McHugh made his Motherwell debut when he came on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Hibernian in May 2008. [2]

McHugh scored his first Motherwell goal when he took the field as a substitute in an 8–1 win over Flamurtari in the Europa League second round, scoring Motherwell's eighth goal in that match. [3] He also scored the first goal as Motherwell beat Inverness CT 3–2 after extra time in the third round of the 2009–10 League Cup.

On 21 January 2011, McHugh joined First Division side Partick Thistle on loan until 27 March 2011. However, a broken wrist meant the loan would not happen, and so he stayed at the Fir Park club. [4]

On 26 March 2013, McHugh signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell, lasting until summer 2015. [5]

On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that McHugh was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired. [6]

Queen of the South (loan)

On 13 January 2014, McHugh signed a six-month loan with Dumfries club Queen of the South. [7]

On 3 May 2014, McHugh scored a goal notable amongst supporters of Alloa Athletic by scoring a 95th-minute equaliser for Queen of the South against Cowdenbeath. McHugh's goal sent Cowdenbeath into the relegation play-offs and secured Alloa's place in the Championship. [8]

His scoring form continued into the Scottish Premiership play-offs as he scored both goals in the 2–1 quarter-final first leg home win against Falkirk on 6 May 2014. [9] Four days later he scored in the return leg as Queen of the South were knocked out 4–3 on aggregate after a 3–1 defeat. [10]

Airdrieonians (loan)

On 31 March 2015, McHugh signed for Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. [11] He made his debut on 4 April 2015, in a 2–0 win away to Stirling Albion. [12]

Falkirk

On 14 July 2015, McHugh signed for Falkirk, agreeing a two-year contract having played as a trialist for the club in friendlies against Drogheda United and Athlone Town, scoring twice in both matches. [13] After his contract ended in May 2017, McHugh was released by the club. [14]

Morton

McHugh subsequently signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on 2 June 2017. [15] On 10 August 2019, he scored his first career hat-trick in Morton's 4–1 win at home against Alloa Athletic. [16]

Queen's Park

After a third successful season at Cappielow, McHugh joined the newly professional Queen's Park in June 2020. [17]

Career statistics

[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2007–08 [19] Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2008–09 [20] 2000000020
2009–10 [21] [18] 10000213 [lower-alpha 1] 1152
2010–11 [22] [18] 11020103 [lower-alpha 1] 0170
2011–12 [23] 91102000121
2012–13 [24] [18] 25310003 [lower-alpha 2] 0293
2013–14 [25] Scottish Premiership 8110211 [lower-alpha 1] 0122
2014–15 [26] 4000000040
Total7055072101928
Queen of the South (loan) 2013–14 [25] Scottish Championship 13100002 [lower-alpha 3] 3154
Airdrieonians (loan)2014–15 [26] Scottish League One 5400000054
Falkirk 2015–16 [27] [18] Scottish Championship 22610216 [lower-alpha 4] 33110
2016–17 [28] 33310414 [lower-alpha 5] 2426
Total55920621057316
Greenock Morton 2017–18 [29] Scottish Championship 32431431 [lower-alpha 6] 0408
2018–19 [30] 2963242003610
2019–20 [31] [18] 2082153002712
Total8118841381010330
Queen's Park 2020–21 [32] [33] Scottish League Two 186204000246
Career total25243174301223931268
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Champions League and two in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the Premiership play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances and two goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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  2. ↑ Hibernian 0–2 Motherwell BBC Sport  – Retrieved 23 December 2008
  3. ↑ "Motherwell 8–1 Flamurtari (8–2)" BBC Sport website (23 July 2009)
  4. ↑ "Thistle boss still seeking striker". Evening Times. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "McHugh extends his stay". Motherwell F.C. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Scott McDonald joins Motherwell exodus as 16 players leave the club". STV Sport. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "New Loan Signing". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Falkirk 3–1 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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  12. ↑ Barrie, Douglas (4 April 2015). "STIRLING ALBION 0:2 AIRDRIEONIANS". Airdrieonians F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "BOB MCHUGH SIGNS ON". Falkirk F.C. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "End of season update". Falkirk FC. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  15. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (2 June 2017). "Bob McHugh joins Morton on two year deal". Greenock Morton FC. Retrieved 2 June 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ Dodds, Christopher (13 August 2019). "Morton striker thrilled at first hat-trick". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Bob McHugh joins the Spiders". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queen's Park F.C. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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  22. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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  27. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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  30. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Bob McHugh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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