Anthony Hudson

Hudson was born in Seattle on March 11, 1981, to former Chelsea, Stoke City, Arsenal professional player and England international Alan Hudson. Raised in England, he attended Millfield School. Hudson started playing in the youth system at Premier League club West Ham United, before being loaned to Luton Town. After being released by West Ham, Hudson signed a two-year deal with Dutch First Division team NEC Nijmegen. After six months, however, he asked to be released and returned home to England. He then moved to American lower division club Wilmington Hammerheads in 2006, ultimately appearing in 10 league games.

United Soccer League

In 2005, Hudson became player-assistant head coach of USL Second Division team Wilmington Hammerheads, having spent the previous two years working as an academy coach at AC Diablos SC. On October 28, 2008, Hudson was named as Real Maryland Monarchs head coach at the age of 27. He was the youngest professional manager (head coach) in the U.S. at the time. In his first season as manager he led the club, which had finished bottom of the table in 2008, to fifth place and a Playoffs spot, their first visit to the post-season. Real Maryland were knocked out in the quarter-final after a 3–1 defeat by the Charlotte Eagles. Hudson was also nominated for the USL Second Division 2009 Coach of the Year Award. In the 2010 USL Second Division, Real Maryland finished last, having not won in their final ten games of the season. After overcoming Reading United in the first round of the 2010 US Open Cup, Real Maryland were knocked out in the second round by the Richmond Kickers. Hudson left Real Maryland at the conclusion of the 2010 season after two seasons in charge.

Tottenham Hotspur

After leaving Real Maryland following the 2010 season, Hudson returned to the United Kingdom to take up a post coaching Tottenham Hotspur's reserves.

Newport County

In April 2011, Hudson, aged 30, was appointed manager of Conference Premier club Newport County with seven games remaining of their 2010–11 season. He arrived with a "glittering reference" from…

Apart from his native English, Hudson also speaks Spanish. During the end of his soccer career and the start of his management career, Hudson sought out help from Alcoholics Anonymous which aided him to quit in 2005. Hudson has been sober since and has volunteered in prisons and hospitals in the US, UK, and New Zealand, helping people with drinking problems. In May 2019, Hudson founded the Forgotten Dogs Foundation, aimed at helping homeless dogs find a safe haven. The foundation holds soccer clinics and tournaments as fundraisers.