Micah Hyde (footballer)
Micah Anthony Hyde (born 10 November 1974) is an English-born Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a Midfielder from 1993 to 2012, and briefly again in 2016.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Micah Anthony Hyde[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Upton Park, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brimsdown Rovers[2] | |||
| –1993 | Cambridge United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Cambridge United | 107 | (13) |
| 1995 | → Euran Pallo (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 1997–2004 | Watford | 253 | (24) |
| 2004–2007 | Burnley | 102 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Peterborough United | 64 | (0) |
| 2009 | Woking | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Barnet | 41 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Billericay Town | ||
| 2011 | Aveley | ||
| 2011–2012 | St Albans City | 31 | (2) |
| 2016 | Ware | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 613 | (44) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2004 | Jamaica | 17 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He notably played for Watford and was part of the Hornets squad that played in the Premier League during the 1999–00 season. He made over 250 league appearances for the club between 1997 and 2004, having previously played for Cambridge United and Finnish club Euran Pallo. Following his departure from Watford he went on to play for Burnley and Peterborough United before slipping out of professional football in 2009 where he joined Conference Premier side Woking.
He briefly returned to the Football League with Barnet before returning to finish his career in Non-league with Billericay Town, Aveley and St Albans City. During his career he made 17 appearances for Jamaica, scoring once.
Hyde came out of retirement in January 2016 signing for Southern Football League side Ware, managed by Ken Charlery.[3]
Club career
Born in Upton Park in the London Borough of Newham,[4] he played for the youth team of Brimsdown Rovers alongside David Beckham.[5] He joined Watford in 1997 after a move from Cambridge United. Having made well over 200 appearances for Watford, he was sold to Burnley in mid-2004, scoring on his debut against Sheffield United.[6]
Hyde became an established Championship player and was largely considered one of Burnley's most consistent performers over the last two years. His hard-working play in the centre of the park made him almost ever-present in the side. In the 2004–05 season, he ensured himself of a place in Burnley's history when he scored the equalising goal away at Blackburn Rovers, Burnley's local rivals, in a FA Cup game.[7] At the end of the 2005–06 season, he was placed on the transfer list by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill along with three other players; Gifton Noel-Williams, Danny Karbassiyoon and Duane Courtney, but due to his efforts in pre-season was once again welcomed back to the first-team squad and taken off the list.
On 11 January 2007, he moved to Peterborough United for an initial fee of £75,000 plus an extra £25,000 if Peterborough were promoted in that season. In the 2008–09 season Hyde lost the captaincy at Peterborough to Craig Morgan. Manager, Darren Ferguson, said his reason for this was that he was going to use Micah Hyde 'more sparingly' this term. It was announced after their FA Cup match against Tranmere Rovers on 29 November 2008, that Hyde had his contract cancelled by mutual consent after rejecting loan moves to Barnet, Notts County and Stevenage Borough.
In December 2008 Gillingham manager Mark Stimson took Hyde on trial, with a view to signing the player in the January transfer window.[8] He signed a contract with Woking until the end of the 2008–09 season, on 27 February. He made his debut a day later against Burton Albion. He was released after Woking's relegation and signed a one-year deal with Barnet in July 2009.[9] He scored his first goal for Barnet in the FA Cup against Darlington.[10] He then scored his first league goal for Barnet against Aldershot in February 2010.[11] On 2 June 2010, it was announced on the club website that Hyde had been released by Barnet. He signed for Billericay Town in July.
He signed for St Albans City in December 2011[12] which is where he remained before retiring from competitive football at the end of the 2011–12 season.
Hyde came out of retirement in January 2016, to sign for Ware, making his debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Kings Langley on 30 January 2016.[13]
Hyde has worked as an academy coach at Dagenham & Redbridge.[14] and as of August 2020 works as an academy coach at QPR.[15]
International career
Despite being born in England, Hyde opted to play for Jamaica, for whom he scored once in 17 appearances between 2001 and 2004.
Personal life
He is the father of Dagenham & Redbridge player Tyrique Hyde.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- Source: Micah Hyde at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cambridge United | 1993–94 | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Second Division | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | Third Division | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 1996–97 | Third Division | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
| Total | 107 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 13 | ||
| Euran Pallo (loan) | 1995 | Kakkonen | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Watford | 1997–98 | Second Division | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | First Division | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | First Division | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 43 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | First Division | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | First Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 253 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 28 | ||
| Burnley | 2004–05 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 102 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 114 | 2 | |||
| Peterborough United | 2006–07 | League Two | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | League Two | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Woking | 2008–09 | Conference Premier | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Barnet | 2009–10 | League Two | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| St Albans City | 2011–12 | SL Premier Division | 16 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | SL Premier Division | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Ware | 2015–16 | SL Division One Central | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 613 | 44 | 35 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 690 | 50 | ||
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in First Division play-offs
- Appearances in FA Trophy
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica[16] | 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | |
International goals
- England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hyde goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2004 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | 16 |  El Salvador | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 214. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/southern-league-step-three/14656/veteran-midfielder-micah-hyde-joins-ware/
- Football.co.uk Micah Hyde Player Profile
- "Becks' Brimsdown boost". The Football Association. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd". BBC. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- "Blackburn 2-1 Burnley". BBC. 1 March 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- http://www.medwaymessenger.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=53381%5B%5D
- Dennis Signy (9 July 2009). "Micah Hyde signs for Barnet". Barnet F.C. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Barnet 3 - 1 Darlington". BBC. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- "Barnet 3 - 0 Aldershot". BBC. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "St Albans City sign former Watford midfielder".
- http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ware/teams/72309/match-centre/1-1609154#selection
- "Dagenham & Redbridge teenager Tyrique Hyde hopes to follow in footsteps of father Micah". BBC. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Ramsey: QPR to keep 'microwaving' players – but a B team isn't the way forward". West London Sport. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Hyde, Micah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
- Micah Hyde at Soccerbase
- Profile at St Albans City FC