Andrew Hughes — Public People

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Playing career

Hughes began his career at Oldham Athletic making 44 appearances scoring once before joining Notts County, where he made 130 appearances scoring 18 times. At Notts County Hughes helped earn them the Division Three championship.

Reading

He joined Reading on 5 July 2001 on a three-year deal as a replacement for Darren Caskey, but Notts County and Reading failed to agree a transfer fee and this was later set at around £250,000 by a tribunal. Hughes became an important player for Reading and helped earn the side promotion to the First Division of The Football League, finishing second in the Nationwide League Division Two. His earlier seasons at Reading had seen him play in his preferred midfield role and he flourished, going on to make 183 appearances and scoring 19 times.

Norwich

Hughes joined Norwich from Reading on 21 July 2005 for a fee believed to be around £500,000. He endured a tough start to his Norwich career, as his own form and that of the team was poor for much of the 2005–06 season. In 2006–07 season, new manager Peter Grant used him more as a utility player, covering on either wing or full back position. Hughes played 41 games that season.

Leeds United

Hughes moved to Leeds United on a two-year deal on 9 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee. Hughes joined Leeds the same day that the club was docked 15 points in League 1. In an interview, Hughes explained his reasons for leaving Norwich: "Dennis Wise told me the challenge and the position…

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Coaching career

Bolton Wanderers

On 22 July 2014, Hughes joined Football League Championship club Bolton Wanderers as their Professional Development Coach. Hughes also continued his registration as a player with the Bolton squad, taking his career into a nineteenth season. On 3 October 2014 it was announced that Hughes and fellow coach Lee Turner would take charge of Bolton in the interim following the departure of manager Dougie Freedman. In his only game in caretaker charge, Bolton lost 2–1 at home against AFC Bournemouth.

Rotherham United

In December 2015, Hughes joined fellow Championship club Rotherham United as their First Team Development Coach. He left the club in February 2016.

Crystal Palace

On 3 March 2016, he joined Crystal Palace's first team coaching setup and took his first session at the club's training ground. Hughes played for Alan Pardew while the duo were at Reading, between 2001 and 2003. Hughes had a positive impact in his short spell with the team keeping its premiership status for a record 4th consecutive season and reaching the FA cup final only to lose to Manchester United in extra time.

Huddersfield Town

On 26 May 2016, he joined Championship side Huddersfield Town as their new first-team coach, replacing the departed Mike Marsh, who joined up with the England national under-17 football team. The decision to bring Hughes in as first team coach proved yet again to be a success and have another positive impact with in the club,…

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