Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
6.0
Solid
Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Crystal Palace
top club · 137 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#133
goals rank
#78
assists rank
42
season goals
19
season assists
Among 204 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€600k
peak value · 2005
€2.00m
top transfer fee · 97/98
7
best season · 93/94
72 / 5
int'l caps / goals
503Appearances
42Goals
19Assists
70Yellow cards
2Red cards
170Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Michael Hughes |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Michael Eamon Hughes |
| Date of birth | 1971-08-02 (54 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Larne, Northern Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Northern Ireland |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 170.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2010-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2010
Transfer: St. Neots Town → Retired
10/11 · Transfer
Mar 2009
Transfer: Without Club → St. Neots Town
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Coventry → Without Club
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Coventry City
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Coventry
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Crystal Palace
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Crystal Palace
45 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Crystal Palace
37 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Crystal Palace
38 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Birmingham → Crystal Palace
03/04 · Transfer
Mar 2002
Transfer: Wimbledon FC → Birmingham
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004), Birmingham City
31 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
10 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
23 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
35 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 1997
Transfer: West Ham → Wimbledon FC
97/98 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 1997
97/98 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004), West Ham United
39 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — West Ham United
39 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: R. Strasbourg → West Ham
96/97 · Transfer
Jun 1996
Transfer: West Ham → R. Strasbourg
95/96 · Return from loan
Oct 1995
Transfer: R. Strasbourg → West Ham
95/96 · Loan
Jul 1995
95/96 — West Ham United, RC Strasbourg Alsace
33 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 1995
Transfer: West Ham → R. Strasbourg
94/95 · Return from loan
Nov 1994
Transfer: R. Strasbourg → West Ham
94/95 · Loan
Jul 1994
94/95 — RC Strasbourg Alsace, West Ham United
32 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — RC Strasbourg Alsace
34 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1992
92/93 — RC Strasbourg Alsace
37 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1992
Transfer: Man City → R. Strasbourg
92/93 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 1991
91/92 — Manchester City
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Manchester City
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1990
Transfer: Man City U18 → Man City
90/91 · Transfer
Jul 1988
88/89 — Manchester City
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1988
Transfer: Carrick R. U18 → Man City U18
88/89 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 121 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.38/90
Assists2 total · 0.25/90
G+A5 total · 0.63/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.13/90
Minutes played by club
Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
34.6%
West Ham United
11.5%
RC Strasbourg Alsace
12.9%
Manchester City
13.1%
Coventry City
0.0%
Crystal Palace
27.9%
Birmingham City
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 5 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 129 | 16 | 5 | 5,303 |
| West Ham United | 4 | 94/95 | 97/98 | 96 | 6 | 7 | 1,762 |
| RC Strasbourg Alsace | 4 | 92/93 | 95/96 | 85 | 9 | 4 | 1,975 |
| Manchester City | 3 | 88/89 | 91/92 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2,016 |
| Coventry City | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 4 | 03/04 | 06/07 | 137 | 10 | 2 | 4,282 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 583 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 359 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2,309 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | West Ham United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 647 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | West Ham United | 33 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 941 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | West Ham United | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | UI Cup | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Division 1 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | West Ham United | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 641 |
| 93/94 | Division 1 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 418 |
| 92/93 | Coupe de France | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Division 1 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 36 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1,557 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Manchester City | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,016 |
| 91/92 | League Cup | Manchester City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | First Division (- 91/92) | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | League Cup | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | Second Division | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Coventry City | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 40 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1,433 |
| 05/06 | Championship Play-Offs | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 36 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1,509 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 34 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 998 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 559 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 536 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88/89 | 1988-07-01 | Carrick R. U18 | Man City U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 90/91 | 1990-07-01 | Man City U18 | Man City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 92/93 | 1992-07-01 | Man City | R. Strasbourg | Transfer | 0 | €500k |
| 94/95 | 1994-11-29 | R. Strasbourg | West Ham | Loan | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1995-06-30 | West Ham | R. Strasbourg | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-10-02 | R. Strasbourg | West Ham | Loan | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1996-06-30 | West Ham | R. Strasbourg | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | R. Strasbourg | West Ham | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-11-01 | West Ham | Wimbledon FC | Transfer | 0 | €2.00m |
| 01/02 | 2002-03-01 | Wimbledon FC | Birmingham | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Birmingham | Crystal Palace | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Crystal Palace | Coventry | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Coventry | Without Club | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-03-01 | Without Club | St. Neots Town | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | St. Neots Town | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€600k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #17621 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5674 | — | 71 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | Division 1 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 7 | 34 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 4 | 29 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 4 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | Premier League | West Ham United | 3 | 28 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | West Ham United | 2 | 17 |
| 92/93 | Division 1 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2 | 36 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1996-06-30 | West Ham | R. Strasbourg | Return from loan | — | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-10-02 | R. Strasbourg | West Ham | Loan | — | — |
| 94/95 | 1995-06-30 | West Ham | R. Strasbourg | Return from loan | — | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-11-29 | R. Strasbourg | West Ham | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Michael Hughes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 43 | -31 | 10% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 10% |
| Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 45% |
| Manchester United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 25% |
| Arsenal FC | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 20% |
| Newcastle United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 30% |
| Liverpool FC | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 10% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 30% |
| Charlton Athletic | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 35% |
| Everton FC | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 35% |
| Southampton FC | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 44% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 31% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 23 | 713 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 98/99 | 35 | 2,668 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 97/98 | 39 | 827 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 96/97 | 39 | 941 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 95/96 | 33 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 94/95 | 32 | 641 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 93/94 | 34 | 418 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 92/93 | 37 | 1,557 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 07/08 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 17 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 05/06 | 45 | 1,685 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 04/05 | 37 | 1,509 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 03/04 | 38 | 998 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.08 |
| 01/02 | 31 | 559 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 00/01 | 10 | 536 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
197 apps
14 G
12 A
Division 1
83 apps
9 G
4 A
Second Division
74 apps
8 G
1 A
FA Cup
22 apps
4 G
0 A
League Cup
24 apps
4 G
0 A
Championship
73 apps
2 G
2 A
First Division (- 91/92)
26 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Michael Hughes?
Michael Hughes is a Northern professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.
How old is Michael Hughes?
Michael Hughes is 54 years old. He was born on August 2, 1971 in Larne.
What position does Michael Hughes play?
Michael Hughes plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Michael Hughes play for?
Michael Hughes currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Michael Hughes scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Hughes has scored 42 goals in 503 appearances.