John Hughes (footballer born 1964)

John Hughes

Hughes at an open training session staged at Easter Road, 9 August 2009.
Personal information
Full name	John Hughes
Date of birth	9 September 1964 (1964-09-09)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Livingston (manager)
Youth career
–1988	Newtongrange Star
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1989	Berwick Rangers	41	(14)
1989–1990	Swansea City	24	(4)
1990–1995	Falkirk	134	(7)
1995–1996	Celtic	31	(2)
1996–2000	Hibernian	72	(4)
2000–2002	Ayr United	48	(2)
2002–2005	Falkirk	79	(5)
Teams managed
2003–2009	Falkirk
2009–2010	Hibernian
2012–	Livingston
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Hughes (born 9 September 1964 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who is currently the manager of Livingston. Hughes played primarily as a central defender for several clubs, including Falkirk, Celtic, Hibernian and Ayr United.

Towards the end of his playing career, Hughes took on coaching responsibilities, and was appointed manager of Falkirk in 2003 (initially as co-manager with Owen Coyle). Hughes guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier League and a Scottish Cup Final during his time in charge. Hughes left Falkirk to take up the managerial role at Hibernian in 2009, but left by mutual consent after just 16 months in charge. He was appointed manager of Livingston in February 2012.

Playing career

Hughes is "one of six kids from the classic, working-class family" in Leith. He started his playing career in junior football with Newtongrange Star, before beginning his senior career with Berwick Rangers, where he played as a striker. After a brief stint in the Football League with Swansea City, Hughes established himself as a central defender at Falkirk. His playing career peaked when he signed for Celtic in 1995. He subsequently played for his local club Hibernian, Ayr United and finally returned to Falkirk in a joint player and coaching role.

Hughes shares his name with former Celtic, Crystal Palace and Sunderland player John 'Yogi' Hughes. As a result, Hughes is often referred to as 'Yogi' himself. He famously performed a streak during his first stint at Falkirk whilst team-mate Mo Johnston was being interviewed for STV's Scotsport.

Coaching career

Hughes landed his first managerial job in 2003, when he and Owen Coyle were appointed co-managers of Falkirk. Coyle subsequently left Falkirk to join Ian McCall at Dundee United, leaving Hughes in sole charge. Hughes then guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2005. As well as maintaining their SPL status for four seasons, Hughes led Falkirk to the 2009 Scottish Cup Final.

Hughes was appointed Hibernian manager in the 2009 close season. He guided the club to Europa League qualification in his first season in charge, as they finished in fourth place in the SPL. Poor results at the start of the following season, however, led to fans jeering their own team. Hughes left the club by mutual consent on 4 October following a 2–0 defeat against St. Johnstone.

On 7 December 2011, the Scottish edition of the Daily Star reported that he was contender for the vacant Hartlepool United job. Hughes was appointed manager of Livingston on 14 February 2012.

Statistics

Manager

As of 12:07, 18th February 2012 (UTC)

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Falkirk		31 January 2003	31 May 2009	283	117	61	105	41.34
Hibernian		8 June 2009	4 October 2010	54	19	12	23	35.19
Livingston		14 February 2012	Incumbent	1	1	0	0	100
Total				338	137	73	128	40.53

External links

• John Hughes career stats at Soccerbase