Connor Hughes (footballer)

Connor Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Connor Niall Hughes^[citation needed]
Date of birth	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder/Winger
Team information
Current team	Witton Albion
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)
2019–2020	Ashton United	10	(1)
2019–2020	→ Hyde United (loan)	5	(1)
2020	→ Radcliffe (loan)	7	(0)
2020–2021	Widnes
2021	Bury	0	(0)
2021–2022	Daisy Hill
2022–2024	Witton Albion	44	(23)
2024–	Stalybridge Celtic	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

Non-League

On 31 May 2013, Hughes signed for Hyde on a two-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]

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

In November 2017 he joined Stalybridge Celtic.^[9]

In the summer of 2018 he joined Curzon Ashton, moving to Ashton United the following summer.^[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]

In September 2020 he joined Widnes.^[14]

In July 2021, Hughes joined North West Counties Football League Division One North club Daisy Hill, despite having signed for Bury the following week.^[15] Following an impressive first season, he signed a two-year contract upon the conclusion of the 2021–22 season.^[16]

On 12 November 2022, Hughes joined NPL Division One West side Witton Albion.^[17] Following a strong start to his time at the club, he signed an eighteen-month contract in January 2023 before suffering a leg injury that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.^[18][19]

In May 2024, he returned to Stalybridge Celtic.^[20]

Career statistics

Up to date, as of 3 July 2013.

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other[21]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oldham Athletic	2011–12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2012–13	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	Total	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
Hyde	2013–14	15	1	1	0	0	0	4	3	20	4
Career total		22	1	1	0	1	0	5	3	29	4

Honours

FC Halifax Town

• FA Trophy: 2015–16^[22]

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. "FC Halifax Town, Connor Hughes". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
8. "Hughes Comes In On Loan". Bradford PA. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
9. "Hughes Makes Stalybridge Move". 6 November 2017.
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. @OfficialDHFC (27 July 2021). "🔵⚪️Cutters Finalise Connor Hughes🔵⚪️ How about this for a signing! Connor makes his way back to the Cutters after a short spell away! Leighton was over the moon when he wanted to come back! It's a signing we had to get over the line! We look forward to seeing you back in 🔵&⚪️" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via Twitter.
16. Templeman, Ian (19 April 2022). "Hughes commits to two more years at Daisy Hill". The Bolton News. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
17. @WittonAlbion (12 November 2022). "This morning we have great delight in announcing the signing of Connor Hughes. We have captured the 29 yr old from @DaisyHillFC where he has scored 13 goals this season. Welcome to Witton Albion Connor!! (Connor is eligible to play in todays game)" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via Twitter.
18. "CONNOR HUGHES SIGNS UNTIL END 2023/24 SEASON". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
19. Parsons, Mike (25 March 2023). "Help sought for Witton Albion striker Connor Hughes' medical bill". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
20. "Club News - Connor Hughes becomes our first summer signing". stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
21. Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield and Football League play-offs
22. "MCMANUS WINNER SENDS FC HALIFAX TOWN INTO FA TROPHY ECSTASY". FA. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

External links

• Connor Hughes at Soccerbase
• Player profile at OldhamAthletic.co.uk