John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)

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John Hughes
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Hughes at an open training session staged at Easter Road, 9 August 2009.
Personal information
Full name John Hughes
Date of birth (1964-09-09) 9 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
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Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1988 Newtongrange Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Berwick Rangers 41 (14)
1989–1990 Swansea City 24 (4)
1989 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
1990–1995 Falkirk 134 (7)
1995–1996 Celtic 31 (2)
1996–2000 Hibernian 72 (4)
2000–2002 Ayr United 48 (2)
2002–2005 Falkirk 79 (5)
Managerial career
2003–2009 Falkirk[1]
2009–2010 Hibernian
2012 Livingston
2012–2013 Hartlepool United
2013–2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Hughes (born 9 September 1964 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional football player and manager.

Hughes played primarily as a central defender for several clubs, including Falkirk, Celtic, Hibernian and Ayr United. Towards the end of his playing career, Hughes took on coaching responsibilities, and was appointed manager of Falkirk in 2003 (initially as co-manager with Owen Coyle). Hughes guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier League and a Scottish Cup Final during his time in charge. He eventually left Falkirk to take up the managerial role at Hibernian in 2009, but left by mutual consent after sixteen months.

Hughes was appointed manager of Livingston in February 2012, but left in November to take over at English club Hartlepool United. He departed Hartlepool in May 2013 after being unable to prevent their relegation to League Two. Hughes soon returned to football when he was appointed manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in December 2013. He led the club to their first major silverware with the Scottish Cup in May 2015 and their first foray into European football. Hughes left Inverness in May 2016.

Playing career

Hughes is "one of six kids from the classic, working-class family" in Leith.[2] He started his playing career in junior football with Newtongrange Star,[3] before beginning his senior career with Berwick Rangers, where he played as a striker. After a brief stint in the Football League with Swansea City, Hughes established himself as a central defender at Falkirk.

His playing career peaked when he signed for Celtic in 1995.[2] He scored a late, headed equaliser in the derby against Rangers at Ibrox on 17 March 1996.

He subsequently played for his local club Hibernian, Ayr United and finally returned to Falkirk in a joint player and coaching role.

Hughes shares his name with former Celtic, Crystal Palace and Sunderland player John 'Yogi' Hughes. As a result, Hughes is often referred to as 'Yogi' himself.[2] He famously performed a streak during his first stint at Falkirk whilst team-mate Mo Johnston was being interviewed for STV's Scotsport.[4]

Coaching career

Falkirk

Hughes landed his first managerial job in 2003, when he and Owen Coyle were appointed co-managers of Falkirk. Coyle subsequently left Falkirk to join Ian McCall at Dundee United, leaving Hughes in sole charge. He then guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2005.[5] As well as maintaining their SPL status for four seasons, Hughes led Falkirk to the 2009 Scottish Cup Final.[5]

Hibernian

Hughes was appointed Hibernian manager in the 2009 close season.[5] He led the club to Europa League qualification in his first season in charge, as they finished in fourth place in the SPL.[6] Poor results at the start of the following season, however, led to fans jeering their own team.[7] Hughes left the club by mutual consent on 4 October following a 2–0 defeat against St Johnstone.[8]

Livingston

Hughes interviewed for the Swindon Town job in the 2011 close season.[9] On 7 December 2011, the Scottish edition of The Sun reported that he was a contender for the vacant Hartlepool United job.[10] Hughes was appointed manager of Livingston on 14 February 2012.[11]

Hartlepool

After nine months at Livingston, Hughes moved to English club Hartlepool United.[9][12] He took the job when the team were in the midst of a twenty-match-run without a win.[13] Despite an upturn in form that earned him a Manager of the Month award, Hartlepool were relegated to Football League Two.[13] Hughes publicly stated his desire to remain at the club, but he was sacked on 9 May 2013.[13]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Hughes was appointed manager of Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 4 December 2013 on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[14] Soon after this appointment, Hughes led Inverness CT to their first major final after beating Hearts in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final of the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup. Inverness drew 0–0 against Aberdeen in the final, but, after extra-time, lost the tie 4–2 on penalties.

At the beginning of season 2014–15, Caley Thistle's excellent early performances led him to receive the award of SPFL Manager of the Month for August.[15] He followed this by also winning the award for January 2015, as his Inverness side continued to impress.[16] In April 2015, Hughes led Caley Thistle to their first ever Scottish Cup final after a controversial 3–2 win over favourites, Celtic, and at the end of the month he was shortlisted for PFA Scotland Manager of the Year.[17] On 3 May, Hughes was announced as the winner of the managerial award, ahead of Ronny Deila, Derek McInnes and Robbie Neilson.[18] Further success soon followed as he guided Inverness to a highest ever league finish – 3rd place, and with it, a milestone debut in European competition for the club.[19] The accolades continued, with Hughes winning the SFWA Manager of the Year award, to complete the managerial 'double' for 2014–15.[20] He led the club to their first major silverware with a Scottish Cup final success over his old club Falkirk in May 2015 to conclude the club's most successful season.[21]

Hughes left Inverness at the end of the 2015-16 season.[22]

Honours and Achievements

Player

Falkirk
Hibernian

Manager

Falkirk
Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Individual

Statistics

Manager

As of match played on 14 May 2016[23]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Falkirk Scotland 31 January 2003 31 May 2009 283 117 61 105 41.34
Hibernian Scotland 8 June 2009 4 October 2010 54 19 12 23 35.19
Livingston Scotland 14 February 2012 13 November 2012 27 12 5 10 44.44
Hartlepool United England 13 November 2012 9 May 2013 29 8 9 12 27.59
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland 4 December 2013 20 May 2016 121 50 30 41 41.32
Total 514 206 117 191 40.08

References

  1. ↑ Falkirk FC Managers
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  23. ↑ John Hughes management career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

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