Liam Hughes (footballer, born 1992)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Michael Hughes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 August 1992||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Worksop Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Scunthorpe United | |||
2007–2011 | Cambridge United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2016 | Cambridge United | 161 | (13) |
2012 | → Corby Town (loan) | 3 | (3) |
2016 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 9 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barrow | 47 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Guiseley | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Billericay Town | 13 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Darlington | 22 | (1) |
2019 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Stratford Town | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Bradford Park Avenue | 17 | (2) |
2020 | → Frickley Athletic (dual reg.) | 4 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Matlock Town | 38 | (13) |
2021 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Worksop Town | 68 | (47) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 22 September 2024 (UTC) |
Liam Michael Hughes (born 10 August 1992) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Worksop Town. He previously played for Cambridge United in the Football League and for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premiership, as well as for several non-league teams.
Club career
[edit]Born in Rotherham,[1] Hughes joined Cambridge United's youth setup from Scunthorpe United in 2007, aged 15.[3] Initially a defender, he was converted to a more attacking role during his time at the Academy,[2] and made his first-team debut on 9 November 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to Grimsby Town.[3][4]
On 4 April 2011 Hughes signed a two-year professional deal with Cambridge United,[5] but struggled to appear regularly as a starter.[2] On 21 November 2012 he was loaned to Corby Town for a month,[6] and after scoring six goals in five matches he returned to Cambridge.[4]
Hughes signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club on 30 January 2014.[7] He was a member of the starting eleven for the 2014 FA Trophy Final as Cambridge beat Gosport Borough 4–0,[8] and his headed goal opened the scoring in that season's play-off final in which Cambridge beat Gateshead 2–1 to gain promotion to the Football League.[9] He played his first Football League match on 16 August, starting in a 2–1 loss away to Portsmouth.[10] His contract with Cambridge United was cancelled by mutual consent on 30 January 2016,[3] and Hughes signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle of the Scottish Premiership two days later.[11]
In June 2016 he joined Barrow.[12] He moved on to Guiseley in November 2017,[13] before signing for Billericay Town in February 2018.[14]
On 16 May 2018 he joined Darlington.[15] He left by mutual consent on 7 March 2019 and signed for Gainsborough Trinity the same day.[16]
Hughes left Gainsborough in July 2019 and signed for Stratford Town, once again linking up with Darlington manager Tommy Wright.[17] He left Stratford in October and signed for Bradford Park Avenue; he made his debut on 12 October in a 3–2 defeat at home to Hereford.[18][4] In February 2020, he joined Frickley Athletic on dual registration.[19]
Hughes signed for Matlock Town ahead of the 2020–21 season,[20] and spent two years with the club, less a month on loan at Kettering Town while the Northern Premier League was under lockdown in early 2021.[21]
He then moved on to Worksop Town for the 2022-23 season.[22] In Hughes' first season at the club he finished as top scorer with 42 goals in 45 appearances,[23] helping Worksop win the NPL East Division title.[24] He was named in both the East Division and Media-voted Teams of the Season and won the East Division Player of the Season and the Supporters' Player of the Season.[25]
Personal life
[edit]In an interview with BBC Sport, Hughes revealed his struggles with drug addictions, self-harm and an attempted suicide during his career. Hughes was attacked and robbed of £350 on 25 December 2018, the day before he played for Darlington and scored in a 5–1 win over York City. Hughes is a father to three daughters from a previous relationship, and will marry his new partner in July 2024.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 October 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cambridge United | 2010–11[4] | Conference Premier | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
2011–12[4] | Conference Premier | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
2012–13[4] | Conference Premier | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
2013–14[4] | Conference Premier | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 1 | 55 | 3 | ||
2014–15[10] | League Two | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
2015–16[27] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 161 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 190 | 14 | ||
Corby Town (loan) | 2012–13[4] | Conference North | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2015–16[27] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Barrow | 2016–17[4] | National League | 38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 45 | 5 | |
2017–18[4] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 47 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 54 | 5 | |||
Guiseley | 2017–18[4] | National League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Billericay Town | 2017–18[28] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 2 | |
Darlington | 2018–19[4][29] | National League North | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
Gainsborough Trinity | 2018–19[30] | Northern Premier League (NPL) Premier Division |
4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Stratford Town | 2019–20[28] | Southern League (SFL) Premier Division Central |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
Bradford Park Avenue | 2019–20[4] | National League North | 17 | 2 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Frickley Athletic | 2019–20[31] | NPL Division One South East | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Matlock Town | 2020–21[32] | NPL Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
2021–22[33] | NPL Premier Division | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 2 | 38 | 12 | ||
Total | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 46 | 16 | |||
Kettering Town (loan) | 2020–21[4] | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Worksop Town | 2022–23[23] | NPL East Division | 35 | 33 | 5 | 4 | — | 5[g] | 5 | 45 | 42 | |
2023–24[34] | NPL Premier Division | 25 | 10 | 6 | 7 | — | 2[h] | 3 | 35 | 22 | ||
2024–25[35] | NPL Premier Division | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[i] | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||
Total | 68 | 47 | 14 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 93 | 70 | |||
Career total | 397 | 85 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 481 | 116 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Football League Cup, Alan Turvey Trophy, Southern League Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Eight appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Northern Premier League play-offs
- ^ Four appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in play-offs, two appearances and three goals in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Cambridge United
Worksop Town
- Northern Premier League East Division: 2022-23[24]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Liam Hughes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Player profile: Liam Hughes". Cambridge United F.C. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Liam Hughes departs the U's". Cambridge United F.C. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "L. Hughes". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Liam Hughes signs professional deal at Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Corby Town sign Liam Hughes, release Pierrick Briand". BBC Sport. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Duo sign new deals". Cambridge United F.C. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b Hassan, Nabil (23 March 2014). "FA Trophy final: Cambridge United 4–0 Gosport Borough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ McVeigh, Niall (21 November 2012). "Conference play-off final: Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead – as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Liam Hughes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Inverness CT recruit Ryan Williams and Liam Hughes". BBC Sport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Barrow make it nine new faces with Hughes capture". Non League Daily. June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Liam Hughes: Guiseley sign midfielder from Barrow". BBC Sport. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Lambert, Luke (18 February 2018). "Billericay add National League duo to ranks". Echo. Basildon. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Simpson, Ray (16 May 2018). "Liam Hughes signs for Quakers". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Simpson, Ray (8 March 2019). "Liam Hughes leaves Darlington". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
Stoddart, Craig (8 March 2019). "Liam Hughes signs for Gainsborough Trinity". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 22 November 2022. - ^ Chilton, Andy (21 July 2019). "New Signing; Liam Hughes signs for the blues". Stratford Town F.C. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Avenue add four ahead of Hereford clash". Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Liam Hughes departs Avenue". Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Gordon, James (7 July 2020). "Matlock confirm triple signing". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Richardson, Ian (6 January 2021). "Matlock Town boss sorry for players after latest lockdown". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Duffy, Mark (1 June 2022). "Matlock Town captain Liam Hughes departs for Worksop Town". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Worksop Town – Appearances – Liam Hughes – 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Worksop Town win the title". Worksop Guardian. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Lomas, John (21 June 2023). "More honours for Worksop Town goal machine Liam Hughes at awards night". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Johnston, Neil (28 September 2023). "FA Cup: Former Cambridge United forward Liam Hughes on addiction and self-harm". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Liam Hughes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liam Hughes". Aylesbury United Archive. Luke Buckingham-Brown. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Simpson, Ray (22 September 2018). "Quakers beaten by first half goal". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
"Darlington 0–2 AFC Telford United: Season 2018–2019: FA Trophy". Darlington F.C. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018. - ^ "Gainsborough Trinity – Appearances – Liam Hughes – 2018–2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Frickley Athletic – Appearances – Liam Bateman [sic] – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Matlock Town – Appearances – Liam Bateman [sic] – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Matlock Town – Appearances – Liam Bateman [sic] – 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Worksop Town – Appearances – Liam Hughes – 2023–2024". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Worksop Town – Appearances – Liam Hughes – 2024–2025". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Cambridge United F.C. website
- Liam Hughes at Soccerbase
- Liam Hughes at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rotherham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Corby Town F.C. players
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
- Billericay Town F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Stratford Town F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Matlock Town F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Worksop Town F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- Northern Premier League players
- Southern Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen