Phil Hughes (footballer)
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Philip Anthony Hughes (born 19 November 1964) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip Anthony Hughes | ||
Date of birth | (1964-11-19) 19 November 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1983 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Leeds United | 6 | (0) |
1985–1987 | Bury | 80 | (0) |
1987–1991 | Wigan Athletic | 99 | (0) |
1991 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Scarborough | 17 | (0) |
Guiseley | ? | (?) | |
Total | 202 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1986–1987 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He left school in 1981 to sign for Manchester United as an apprentice, keeping goal as they finished FA Youth Cup runners-up in 1982, but leaving the following year without signing a professional contract. A two-year spell at Leeds United followed, after which he spent two years at Bury and four years at Wigan Athletic, before finishing his career in the mid-1990s with Scarborough. He earned three caps for the Northern Ireland national football team between 1986 and 1987, and was included in the 1986 FIFA World Cup team as a back-up goalkeeper. Since his retirement from professional football in 1992, Hughes has worked as a goalkeeping coach for a number of clubs. While playing part-time for Guiseley, he also worked as a policeman.