Stephen Hughes (footballer, born 1976)

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Stephen Hughes
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Hughes with Fulham in 1999
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Hughes [1]
Date of birth (1976-09-18) 18 September 1976 (age 48) [1]
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1995 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 (6)
2008–2009 Walsall 32 (2)
Total261(13)
International career
1994 England U18 4 (1)
1997–1998 England U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen John Hughes (born 18 September 1976) is an English former professional footballer and pundit.

Contents

He played as a midfielder, notably in the Premier League for Arsenal, Everton and Charlton Athletic, and in the Football League for Fulham, Watford, Coventry City and Walsall. He was capped at both England U18 and U21 levels.

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 Highbury. [3] He also made six 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 seven 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 make 144 appearances.

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Hughes returned to the Gunners as a commentator and pundit for Arsenal Player. [14] [15] [16]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOther¹Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 1994–95 Premier League 10000000--10
1995–96 100000----10
1996–97 141210000--162
1997–98 172605100--283
1998–99 14140204110252
1999–2000 202000100050
Arsenal total494141715110767
Fulham (loan) 1999–2000 First Division 300010----40
Everton 1999–2000 Premier League 1110000----111
2000–01 1802120----221
Everton total29121300000332
Watford 2001–02 First Division 1500020----170
2002–03 000000----00
Watford total15000200000170
Charlton Athletic 2003–04 Premier League 000000----00
Coventry City 2004–05 Championship 4042021----445
2005–06 1901010----210
2006–07 3710010----381
2007–08 3711130----412
Coventry City total1336417100001448
Walsall 2008–09 League One 3221010--20412
Career total26113213212513031519

¹ includes FA Charity Shield and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Arsenal [2] [17]

Individual

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  2. 1 2 "The FA Youth Cup". Arsenal F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Arsenal outgun Chelsea". BBC Sport. 8 February 1998. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wreh the wrecker of Wolves" . The Independent. 6 April 1998. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hughes rides Arsenal luck" . The Independent. 13 September 1998. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Hall, Damian (19 June 2003). "Promised much, delivered little". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Ward, Rupert. "Total appearance records of selected former Arsenal players". Arseweb. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Hughes joins Everton". BBC Sport. 7 March 2000. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Watford seal Hughes deal". BBC Sport. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Moore's double as Hughes stars". BBC Sport. 1 April 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Everton snatch Watford win". BBC Sport. 6 January 2001. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  12. ↑ "Addicks make double signing". BBC Sport. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Wetherall snubs Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Arsenal Player" – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "NextGen: Watch it LIVE on Arsenal Player". Arsenal.com.
  16. ↑ "Arsenal Matchday Show" – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Stephen Hughes". Arsenal.com.
  18. ↑ "Stephen Hughes: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  19. 1 2 "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.
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