Michael Hughes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Eamon Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Larne, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carrick Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Carrick Rangers | 18 | (1) |
| 1988–1992 | Manchester City | 26 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | Strasbourg | 83 | (9) |
| 1994–1995 | → West Ham United (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | → West Ham United (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | West Ham United | 38 | (3) |
| 1997–2002 | Wimbledon | 115 | (13) |
| 2002 | Birmingham City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Crystal Palace | 126 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Coventry City | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | St Neots Town | ? | (?) |
| Total | 472 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1990 | Northern Ireland U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1990 | Northern Ireland U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–2004 | Northern Ireland | 71 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Carrick Rangers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michael Eamon Hughes (born 2 August 1971) is a retired Northern Irish footballer who currently is a majority shareholder and co-owner of NIFL Premiership side Carrick Rangers.
Hughes' career began with Carrick Rangers, before moving to Manchester City as a trainee. In August 1992, he moved to RC Strasbourg for a fee of £450,000. During his four years at Strasbourg, Hughes spent two years on loan to West Ham United. It was during the first of these two loan spells that Hughes would have a say in the outcome of the 1994–95 FA Premier League season. West Ham were playing at home to Manchester United on the last day of the season. United's rivals for the title were Blackburn Rovers, who lost against Liverpool on the same day. That meant that had United beaten West Ham, they would win the league. However Hughes put West Ham ahead in the first half and despite a second half equaliser from Brian McClair, West Ham held out to hand the title to Blackburn.
In July 1996, Hughes made the move to West Ham permanent. In the process, he became the first player to change clubs for free on a Bosman ruling. The following season Joe Kinnear took Hughes to Wimbledon in a £1.6million deal.
Hughes became embroiled in a contract dispute between Birmingham City and Wimbledon in 2002. In March 2002, Hughes played three matches for Birmingham on loan, but was injured before the club won promotion to the Premier League and a permanent switch fell through. Wimbledon then refused to take him back. The ensuing dispute over who held his registration continued for over a year and Hughes' career had to be put on hold. In October 2003 Hughes signed for Palace (who shared Selhurst Park with Wimbledon at the time) and was compensated by Birmingham.
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