| Fullname | Matthew Hughes[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 17 July 1992 (age 34)[1][2] |
| Birth place | Billinge, England[1] |
| Position | Forward[1] |
| Youthclubs 1 | Everton |
| Years 1 | 2012 |
| Clubs 1 | Golborne Sports |
| Years 2 | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs 2 | Skelmersdale United |
| Caps 2 | 58 |
| Goals 2 | 25 |
| Years 3 | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs 3 | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps 3 | 11 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Years 4 | 2014 |
| Clubs 4 | → Chester (loan) |
| Caps 4 | 8 |
| Goals 4 | 4 |
| Years 5 | 2015 |
| Clubs 5 | → Chester (loan) |
| Caps 5 | 17 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Years 6 | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs 6 | AFC Fylde |
| Caps 6 | 73 |
| Goals 6 | 9 |
| Years 7 | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs 7 | Chorley |
| Caps 7 | 29 |
| Goals 7 | 1 |
| Years 8 | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs 8 | Chester |
| Caps 8 | 41 |
| Goals 8 | 7 |
| Years 9 | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs 9 | → Lancaster City (dual registration) |
| Caps 9 | 0 |
| Goals 9 | 0 |
| Years 10 | 2021 |
| Clubs 10 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Caps 10 | 0 |
| Goals 10 | 0 |
| Years 11 | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs 11 | Warrington Rylands |
| Caps 11 | 19 |
| Goals 11 | 1 |
| Years 12 | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs 12 | Golborne Sports |
| Caps 12 | 10 |
| Goals 12 | 5 |
| Club-update | 17:20, 14 August 2024 (UTC) |
Matthew Hughes (born 17 July 1992) is an English footballer. He played in the English Football League for Fleetwood Town.
Career
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
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- ^ "@ChesterFC Not my birthday today 🙈 Wikipedia got it wrong". No. 583234508419411968. 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Transfer window: Fleetwood sign Skelmersdale's Matty Hughes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Mansfield 1-0 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ 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.