Hugh Atkinson (footballer)

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Hugh Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Hugh Anthony Atkinson
Date of birth (1960-11-08) 8 November 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Belvedere
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 (3)
1982–1984 Exeter City 28 (1)
1984–1985 York City 7 (0)
1985Darlington (loan) 7 (0)
1985–1986 Harrisons
1986–1987 Friar Lane Old Boys
1987 Gresley Rovers 4 (1)
International career
1981 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Anthony Atkinson (born 8 November 1960) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Atkinson moved from his native Ireland to join the youth ranks at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1978. He later made his senior debut on 12 January 1980 in a 3–0 win over Bristol City.

The 1980–81 season was his most successful at Molineux, as he made 27 appearances. After the club were relegated from the First Division at the end of the following season amid financial turmoil, he left to join Exeter City, after 51 appearances and 3 goals for the club in total.

He experienced another relegation at Exeter as the club dropped into the fourth tier in 1984, upon which he moved on to York City, from where he had a loan spell at Darlington.

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