Connor Hughes (footballer)

Connor Niall Hughes (born 6 May 1993) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Widnes. He played for Oldham Athletic in the Football League as a professional footballer.

Connor Hughes
Personal information
Full name Connor Niall Hughes
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Widnes
Youth career
2009–2011 Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Oldham Athletic 8 (0)
2013–2015 Hyde 62 (10)
2015–2016 Halifax Town 41 (4)
2015 → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Worcester City 4 (0)
2017 Warrington Town
2017–2018 Stalybridge Celtic 26 (6)
2018–2019 Curzon Ashton 18 (2)
2019 → Atherton Collieries (loan) 11 (2)
2019– Ashton United 10 (1)
2019–2020 → Hyde (loan) 5 (1)
2020 → Radcliffe (loan) 7 (0)
2020– Widnes
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:16, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

Oldham Athletic

Hughes joined Oldham Athletic in May 2009 on a two-year scholarship.[2]

After playing for the youth and reserves, he made his first-team debut as a substitute in a Football League match on 17 March 2012. [3]

Hyde

On 31 May 2013, Hughes signed for Hyde on a one-year deal.[4] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in Hyde's 2–2 draw with Hereford United.[5] He scored his first league goal for the club in their 5–2 home defeat to Wrexham on 28 December 2013.[6]

Halifax

He joined Halifax on 15 July 2015.[7] Bradford Park Avenue signed Hughes on a month's loan in October 2015.[8]

Stalybridge Celtic

In November 2017 he joined Stalybridge Celtic.[9]

Curzon Ashton

In the summer of 2018 he joined Curzon Ashton.

Ashton United

The following summer he moved to Ashton United.[10] On 20 December 2019, Hughes returned to Hyde on a one-month loan.[11] He then joined Radcliffe F.C. on a one-month loan on 1 February 2020.[12] The deal was later extended.[13]

Widnes

In September 2020 he joined Widnes.[14]

Career statistics
Up to date, as of 3 July 2013.
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[15] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic 2011–12 4000000040
2012–13 3000101050
Total 7000101090
Hyde 2013–14 151100043204
Career total 221101053294

References
  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. "Young hopefuls sign up". Oldham Chronicle. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. "Rochdale 3 - 2 Oldham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. "Hyde sign Connor Hughes following release by Oldham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. "Hyde 2 – 2 Hereford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  6. "Hyde 2 - 5 Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Hughes Comes In On Loan". Bradford PA. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/transfers/hughes-makes-stalybridge-move/
  10. Ashton Bring In Eight New Faces, evostikleague.co.uk, 30 May 2019
  11. Ashton United FC on Twitter: " The club can confirm that ..., twitter.com, 20 December 2019
  12. SQUAD UPDATE, radcliffefc.com, 20 February 2020
  13. We are delighted to announce that... - Radcliffe Football Club ..., facebook.com, 29 February 2020
  14. "NPL player movements #25". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  15. Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield and Football League play-offs


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