Matthew Hughes (born 17 July 1992) is an English footballer. He played in the English Football League for Fleetwood Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Hughes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1992[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Billinge, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Golborne Sports | ||
| 2012–2014 | Skelmersdale United | 58 | (25) |
| 2014–2015 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chester (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Chester (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | AFC Fylde | 73 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Chorley | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Chester | 41 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lancaster City (dual registration) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Warrington Rylands | 19 | (1) |
| 2022– | Golborne Sports | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Hughes began his career playing at the Everton academy until he was released in 2012. He played amateur football with Golborne Sports becoming top goal scorer in half a season before joining Skelmersdale United in November 2012. He impressed for the Northern Premier League side and became a prolific goalscorer which earned him a move to Fleetwood Town in January 2014.[3] He made his Football League debut on 22 February 2014 in a 1–0 defeat away at Mansfield Town.[4] He spent two loan spells with Chester during the 2014–15 season, making 26 appearances.[5] At the end of the season, Fleetwood Town announced that they would not be renewing Hughes' contract.[5]
On 30 May 2015, AFC Fylde announced they had signed Hughes on a two-year contract.[6]
In August 2017 he moved to Chorley.[7]
In May 2018 he rejoined Chester.[8]
In December 2020 he joined on dual registration terms after a series of bad injuries.[9]
In June 2021 he joined Stalybridge Celtic[10] and was an unused substitute for two Northern Premier League matches before leaving the club at the end September.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Matty Hughes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ @mattyhughes22 (1 April 2015). "@ChesterFC Not my birthday today 🙈 Wikipedia got it wrong" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Transfer window: Fleetwood sign Skelmersdale's Matty Hughes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Mansfield 1-0 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ a b Green, Jim (10 May 2015). "Matty Hughes open to Chester FC return but Football League a big lure". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Striker Matty Hughes signs". 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Breaking news - Today we have completed the signing of highly sought after striker Matty Hughes". Twitter. Chorley FC. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Matty Hughes rejoins the Blues following Chorley departure". Chester FC. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Matty Hughes joins Lancaster City on dual registration". Chester FC. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Gordon, James (7 May 2021). "Matty Hughes Joins Stalybridge Celtic From Chester". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Player profile: Matty Hugher". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
External links edit
- Matty Hughes at Soccerbase
- Matty Hughes at Soccerway
- Matty Hughes at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
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