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Andrew Hughes (footballer)
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| Andrew Hughes | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew John Hughes | |
| Date of birth | 2 January 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Leeds United | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–98 1998 1998–2001 2001–05 2005–07 2007– |
Oldham Athletic → Notts County (loan) Notts County Reading Norwich City Leeds United |
34 (1) 8 (1) 103 (16) 166 (18) 72 (2) 13 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew John Hughes (born 2 January 1978 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Leeds United.
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Hughes began his career at Oldham Athletic making 44 appearances scoring once before joining Notts County, where he made 130 appearances scoring 18 times.
He joined Reading in 2001 making 183 appearances scoring 19 times. Towards the end of his time with the club, Hughes suffered from his versatility as he was often played out of position under Steve Coppell. His earlier seasons at Reading had seen him play in his preferred midfield role and he flourished, netting a particularly spectacular goal away to Wolves.
Hughes joined Norwich from Reading on 20 July 2005 for £500,000. He endured a tough start to his Norwich career, as his own form and that of the team was poor for much of the 2005–06 season. In 2006–07 season, new manager Peter Grant used him more as a utility player, covering on either wing or full back position. Hughes played 41 games that season.
Hughes moved to Leeds United on a two year deal on 9 August 2007 and Hughes said: "There are no individuals here. Everyone is focused because everyone is against us, or so it seems. It's a motivating factor.
"But there was just something that felt right about this club. A lot has gone wrong but I just felt it was right to give it a go and come here and fight. That's the sort of attitude I've been used to.
"Sometimes you can go through your career and your life comfortably but I just saw this as a challenge. People seem to be turning away from the club and things are going against them but I want to come here and stand up for a fight. A lot of people have asked me why. The manager at Norwich told me he didn't want me to leave, but I didn't want to stay and be a squad player. Last year I played 41 games - I don't know how many I will play this year - but the fact is, as any player will tell you, if you get chance to play for Leeds United you grab the chance.
- Andrew Hughes career stats at Soccerbase
- Canary Jets In at LeedsUnited.com
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1 Ankergren • 2 Richardson • 3 Huntington • 4 Douglas • 5 Marques • 6 Heath • 7 Prutton • 8 Thompson • 9 Beckford • 10 Constantine • 11 Westlake • 12 Martin • 14 Howson • 17 Carole • 18 Bayly • 19 Flo • 20 Kandol • 22 Hughes • 23 Weston • 24 Clapham • 25 Lucas • 26 Parker • 27 Gardner • 28 Delph • 29 Elliott • 30 da Costa • 32 de Vries • 33 Kishishev • 34 Madden • Manager: Wise |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hughes, Andrew John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 January 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockport, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Categories: Articles with unsourced statements since November 2007 | All articles with unsourced statements | Living people | 1978 births | People from Stockport | English footballers | Football (soccer) midfielders | Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players | Notts County F.C. players | Reading F.C. players | Norwich City F.C. players | Leeds United A.F.C. players