Brian Hughes (footballer born 1962)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian David Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Andover, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Swindon Town | 70 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Torquay United | 42 | |
| 1984–1988 | Cheltenham Town | 226 | (56) |
| 1988–1991 | Gloucester City | ||
| 1991–1992 | Barry Town | ||
| 1992–1996 | Gloucester City | ||
| 1996–1997 | Witney Town | ||
| 1997–2000 | Gloucester City | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2000 | Gloucester City | ||
| 2000–2002 | Witney Town | ||
| 2002–2006 | Cirencester Town | ||
| 2008–2016 | Cirencester Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brian David Hughes (born 20 August 1962) is an English former professional footballer. He played professionally for Swindon Town and Torquay United as a midfielder.
Hughes began his career as an apprentice at Swindon Town, making his league debut on 30 August 1980 away to Reading. He scored his first goal on 28 February 1981 in a 2-0 home win over Barnsley and regularly featured for Swindon ahead of a move to Torquay United in August 1983 after he had been released by Swindon in May of that year.
Hughes made 42 starts for Torquay over the course of the 1983-84 season and he then joined Cheltenham Town in July 1984, helping the Gloucestershire club to promotion as Southern League champions into the Football Conference. He also finished the season as player of the year at the Whaddon Road club and featured in Cheltenham's FA Cup first round trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1987-1988 season.
In August 1988, Hughes moved to Gloucestershire rivals Gloucester City for a fee of £4000 making his debut on 20 August 1988 against Ashtree Highfield. He captained Gloucester to the Southern League Midland Division title in 1989 and runners-up spot in the Premier Division in 1991, shortly after the birth of his beautiful daughter Emily Louise Elizabeth Hughes. Following the sacking of manager Brian Godfrey, he left Gloucester for the first time and joined Barry Town.
Hughes returned on Godfrey's reappointment to Gloucester and then stepped up to work under future boss John Murphy in a player coaching role before leaving Gloucester for the second time to link up with Witney Town.
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