Association football player and director
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Christopher William Gerard Hughton ( born 11 December 1958 ) is a early professional football player and now football coach who was most recently in charge of Nottingham Forest. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team. After making his master debut aged 20, Hughton spent most of his playing career with Tottenham Hotspur as a left field back, leaving in 1990 after 13 years. After relatively brief spells with West Ham United and Brentford, Hughton retired from playing in 1993 at age 34. He earned 53 caps representing the Republic of Ireland, scoring one finish and starting in all three of Ireland ‘s games at UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany. From 1993 to 2007, Hughton served as coach and then adjunct director for Tottenham. He joined Newcastle United as first team coach in 2008, and, following their delegating, became caretaker director. He led Newcastle back to the Premier League in his beginning season in charge, along the way breaking a act of records and securing the permanent managerial position. He was dismissed as director by Mike Ashley the follow December, with his side 12th in the postpone. Hughton managed Birmingham City for a single season, leading them to fourth seat in the league, before joining Norwich City in June 2012. Norwich dismissed Hughton in April 2014 following a run of hapless results. Following his passing from Norwich, Hughton became director of Brighton & Hove Albion in December 2014. Three years late in 2017, Hughton led the cabaret to promotion to the Premier League for the first clock time in its history. He successfully avoided relegation for two consecutive seasons before being dismissed in May 2019 due to a campaign of hapless form. He was appointed as coach of Nottingham Forest in October 2020, before being dismissed in September 2021 after a poor people start to the season .
Club career [edit ]
Chris Hughton in 1981, Ajax five Spurs Hughton first joined Tottenham Hotspur ‘s youth system in 1971 at the age of 13. He signed as a part-time football player in 1977, and trained as a elevator engineer. He signed to become a full-time professional football player in July 1979, [ 3 ] and made his first team debut that year in the second round off of the 1979–80 League Cup against Manchester United. [ 4 ] He started off playing as a winger in the early days at the baseball club. He then became a full rear who played on either side, even though he is naturally right-footed, before settling into the left-back position. [ 5 ] He is considered one of the best full-backs to have played for the golf club. [ 6 ] Hughton played 398 games for Tottenham in all competitions, scoring 19 goals. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] He was a penis of the Tottenham side that won both the 1981 and the 1982 FA Cups, the 1984 UEFA Cup, and finished runner-up in the 1982 League Cup. [ 4 ] By 1986, injuries and rival from other full-backs meant that Hughton could no longer secure a regular set in the begin batting order. He did however played in the 1987 FA Cup Final after Danny Thomas was injured, finishing as runner-up in the competition. [ 7 ] In November 1990, West Ham United signed Hughton, initially on lend [ 8 ] as cover for the hurt julian Dicks, [ citation needed ] then signed on a permanent basis by coach Billy Bonds on a free transplant. [ 9 ] He played two seasons at West Ham, making 43 appearances in all competitions without scoring, and helped them win promotion from Division Two in 1991. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] In 1992, he signed for Brentford, again on a rid transfer. [ 8 ] He helped Brentford win the Third Division title in the 1991–92 season. [ 7 ] He played for a year for Brentford, before retiring at the historic period of 34 due to a knee injury in early 1993. [ 10 ]
International career [edit ]
Hughton qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland as the son of an irish mother and a ghanaian father, [ 11 ] becoming the inaugural mixed-race player to represent the area. [ 11 ] He made his debut for Ireland in October 1979 in a friendly against the United States. [ 12 ] He won 53 caps for the Republic from 1979 to 1991. [ 10 ] Hughton was part of the nation ‘s final squads for UEFA Euro 1988 – playing in all three matches – and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he did not play ( Steve Staunton played alternatively ). He scored his merely external finish in a 6–0 gain against Cyprus in the qualifiers for the 1982 World Cup. Hughton was awarded a testimonial, staged on 29 May 1995 at Lansdowne Road. He served as the national team ‘s assistant director under Brian Kerr, from February 2003 to October 2005 .
International goals [edit ]
- Scores and results list Republic of Ireland’s goal tally first.
Coaching career [edit ]
Tottenham Hotspur [edit ]
From June 1993 to October 2007, Hughton was a coach at Tottenham Hotspur, initially in cathexis of the under-21 team, then the reserve side in 1999, being promoted to the first team two years former. In his time at Spurs, he served under 11 different managers : Keith Burkinshaw, Ray Clemence, Doug Livermore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Gerry Francis, Christian Gross, George Graham, Glenn Hoddle, David Pleat, Jacques Santini and Martin Jol. He besides served as caretaker director on two break occasions. With Hughton on board, Tottenham finished in fifth plaza for two consecutive seasons ( 2005–06 and 2006–07 ), while besides winning the Football League Cup in 1998–99. On 25 October 2007, Hughton was dismissed as assistant director along with then coach Jol, following a UEFA Cup home kill, in the group stages, to Getafe. [ 14 ]
newcastle United [edit ]
On 22 February 2008, Hughton was appointed first team coach at Newcastle United by director of football Dennis Wise, joining Kevin Keegan ‘s coaching staff, working primarily on defense with Steve Round. [ 15 ] In his first match, Newcastle beat Hughton ‘s former golf club Tottenham 4–1, at White Hart Lane. [ 16 ] On 8 September 2008, Hughton was named caretaker director of Newcastle following the departures of Keegan, Terry McDermott and Adam Sadler. [ 17 ] After a get the better of to newly promoted, but in-form, Hull City [ 18 ] and a League Cup exit to Tottenham Hotspur [ 19 ] though, Hughton stood down as caretaker and was replaced on a impermanent footing by Joe Kinnear. [ 20 ] Hughton was promoted to assistant coach after the Magpies appointed Colin Calderwood as first base team passenger car on 26 January 2009. In February, Kinnear took ill before a game with West Bromwich Albion [ 21 ] and Hughton took charge of that game which Newcastle won 3–2. [ 22 ] In the workweek following the win, it was revealed that Kinnear needed a heart bypass operation and that Hughton along with Colin Calderwood and Paul Barron would have to take charge of the team for the following few weeks and possibly months. however, defeats to Bolton Wanderers, [ 23 ] Manchester United [ 24 ] and Arsenal, [ 25 ] and draw against Everton [ 26 ] and Hull City [ 27 ] resulted in Newcastle appointing Alan Shearer as interim coach until the end of the season. [ 28 ]
Managerial career [edit ]
newcastle United [edit ]
Caretaker spell [edit ]
During the off-season of 2009, owner Mike Ashley announced he was selling the golf club, and Hughton was again left with the job of caretaker coach when the clubhouse failed to further secure the services of Alan Shearer. This was followed by a statement from Llambias : “ Mike Ashley feels it would be unwise to appoint a team director when the club is for sale, ” leaving Hughton in cathexis for the begin of the 2009–10 season. Hughton ‘s first two games in charge of the new season saw cheer performances in a 1–1 pull with West Bromwich Albion away from home and a memorable 3–0 win against Reading at home, which ended in Shola Ameobi getting his first ever hat trick. He continued Newcastle ‘s unbeaten start of the new season with a 1–0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday which besides featured his first transfer sign of the temper Danny Simpson. Hughton besides signed Peter Løvenkrands and Fabrice Pancrate on free transfers and completed the loanword signings of Zurab Khizanishvili [ 29 ] and Marlon Harewood. [ 30 ]
permanent role [edit ]
Hughton managing Newcastle United in 2010 A positive start to the 2009–10 season saw Hughton win consecutive Manager of the Month awards for August and September and then again in November, resulting in the circuit board naming him as the new permanent director of the cabaret, after two stints as caretaker. [ 31 ] Hughton ‘s league originate to his managerial career was the best in Newcastle ‘s history. In January, Newcastle signed Mike Williamson, Wayne Routledge and Leon Best in permanent transfers and Fitz Hall and Patrick van Aanholt on loan. On 5 April 2010, Newcastle, under Hughton ‘s control, confirmed their forwarding bet on to the Premier League prior to a match against Sheffield United, after Nottingham Forest failed to win their catch against Cardiff City. They then went on to win the crippled 2–1 with a Peter Løvenkrands penalty and a bicycle gripe -goal from Kevin Nolan to earn them a invest back in the Premier League after fair one season away. [ 32 ] Newcastle then went on to clinch the Championship deed on 19 April 2010 after a 2–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle, winning 30, drawing 12 and losing equitable 4 of their 46 matches. Newcastle were unbeaten at home for the integral 2009–10 season including both cup competitions, clinching forwarding in read time. During pre-season for the 2010–11 season, Hughton signed Sol Campbell and Dan Gosling for detached whilst getting James Perch for an undisclosed fee. His beginning home win on return to the Premier League came on 22 August, when Newcastle thrashed Aston Villa 6–0, with three goals from Andy Carroll, two goals from Kevin Nolan and one from Joey Barton. [ 33 ] Hughton received praise for his steady management style to stabilise the baseball club, calculating signings and guiding Newcastle second to the Premier League. Prior to Newcastle ‘s 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers and away win at Everton, he completed the signings of Cheick Tioté and Hatem Ben Arfa. Despite leading his newly promoted slope to healthy one-ninth identify by the conclusion of October, unrest came when ace actor Andy Carroll was arrested for assault. Newcastle followed this with wins at West Ham United and a memorable 5–1 bowler hat victory against Sunderland. [ 34 ] Both before and after the victory Hughton received the back of his players and the Newcastle supporters. [ 35 ] late in 2010, Hughton led United to their first succeed against Arsenal in five years, beating arsenal 1–0 at the Emirates Stadium with an Andy Carroll header .
Hughton managing Birmingham City in 2011 Following a 3–1 defeat at West Brom in December, Hughton became the inaugural Premier League director of the 2010–11 season to lose his job, as he was dismissed by managing director Derek Llambias. The decision was badly received by the players and the supporters, with veteran defender Sol Campbell claiming that the decision “ makes no common sense ”, and local commentator and ex-player John Anderson saying he was “ lay waste to and angry ”. [ 36 ] The dismissal was besides condemned by Lord Alan Sugar, [ 37 ] Colin Calderwood [ 38 ] and Alan Shearer. [ 39 ] The golf club stated that “ an individual with more managerial know [ was ] needed to take the club forward ”. [ 40 ] Peter Fraser of Sky Sports said that Hughton “ brought composure, dignity and respect to the Magpies ‘ bunker ”, [ 41 ] while the BBC ‘s Phil McNulty ‘s opinion was that “ Newcastle ‘s followers have been firm and grateful to Hughton ” and that “ Ashley will no doubt boldness foster accusations that he is out of touch with football ‘s realities ”. [ 42 ] Before the match against Liverpool on 11 December, campaigners from United For Newcastle organised a protest outside St James ‘ Park as an opportunity for supporters to thank Hughton and to show their anger towards Ashley ‘s decision. [ 43 ]
Birmingham City [edit ]
After media guess linking Hughton with a variety of clubs, [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Hughton was appointed coach of Championship club and League Cup holders Birmingham City in June 2011. [ 47 ] In the club ‘s first gear european campaign for 50 years, he led them into the group stages of the UEFA Europa League courtesy of a 3–0 aggregate win against portuguese slope Nacional. [ 48 ] During October, Birmingham won four and drew one of their league matches, an accomplishment for which Hughton was named Championship Manager of the Month. [ 49 ] He led Birmingham to the fifth round of the 2011–12 FA Cup, drawing away at Chelsea before losing 2–0 in the replay. [ 50 ] Hughton guided the Blues to a fourth-placed eat up in the Championship, qualifying for the play-offs, [ 51 ] where they lost 3–2 over the two legs of the semi-final against Blackpool. [ 52 ]
Norwich City [edit ]
At the end of the 2011–12 temper, Birmingham gave Norwich City license to talk to Hughton about their vacant managerial mail, and he signed for the Canaries on 7 June 2012. [ 53 ] His inaugural league game in appoint was against Fulham, where Norwich lost 5–0, [ 54 ] although this result was followed by memorable league victories against both Arsenal [ 55 ] and Manchester United, [ 56 ] adenine well as a League Cup victory against Tottenham Hotspur. [ 57 ] Norwich, however, experienced bad form throughout the winter and towards the end of the season. Wins against West Brom and Manchester City, on the last day of the season, prevented relegation, meaning Wigan Athletic alternatively went devour. [ 58 ] Having battled against relegation for the wholly of the season, Hughton ‘s foremost season in charge saw them finish in 11th invest. [ 59 ] On 6 April 2014, Norwich announced they had “ parted ship’s company ” with Hughton with immediate impression. At the time of his departure, Norwich were in 17th place in the Premier League, one place and five points above the relegation zone. [ 60 ] Since leaving Norwich, Hughton was offered, and rejected, assistant coach roles at assorted Premier League clubs. [ 61 ]
Brighton & Hove Albion [edit ]
On 31 December 2014, Hughton was announced as the fresh man in charge of Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on a three-and-a-half-year sign. [ 62 ] His first couple in-charge ended with a 2–0 gain at Brentford in the third base circle of the FA Cup on 3 January 2015. [ 63 ] In May 2016, Hughton signed a modern four-year contract which would run until June 2020. [ 64 ] By April 2017 with three games left to go, Hughton had guided Brighton to the top of the 2016–17 EFL Championship earning the baseball club automatic pistol promotion to the Premier League after a 2–1 winnings at home to Wigan. [ 65 ] Brighton and Hughton lost their following two games to Norwich City and Bristol City. The final game of that crusade saw Brighton draw away at Aston Villa 1–1 which allowed Newcastle United to jump above them by one point and missing out on crowning the cabaret champions of the Championship. [ 66 ] On 9 March 2018, Hughton won Premier League Manager of the Month award for February and became the beginning black director to win the choice. [ 67 ] He guided Brighton to 15th place in their first season in the Premier League, securing their condition in the division with a 1–0 home victory against Manchester United. [ 68 ] On 13 May 2019, Hughton was dismissed by Brighton following a poor test of three wins in 23 games in the Premier League, leaving the club 17th in the table and entirely two points clear of relegation at the end of the 2018–19 season. [ 69 ]
Nottingham Forest [edit ]
On 6 October 2020, Hughton was appointed coach of EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest, following Sabri Lamouchi ‘s dismissal earlier in the day. [ 70 ] Hughton ‘s first game as Forest coach was a 1–0 winnings away at Blackburn Rovers on 17 October 2020. [ 71 ] After taking over a Forest side that were bottom of the Championship postpone with zero points, Hughton guided Forest to a seventeenth place place in his first season in charge, finishing nine points above the relegation zone. During Hughton ‘s first gear season in charge, Forest were a well organised team with a good defensive record, but much struggled to score goals. [ 72 ] ahead of the raw season, Hughton was faced with the task of rebuilding his Forest slope into a team capable of challenging for promotion. Hughton was faced with seven players out of contract, five loanword players returning to their parent clubs and four more players told that they were free to leave, meaning a significant rebuild was required. [ 73 ] Hughton felt that improving Nottingham Forest ‘s attacking terror should be their main precedence in the summer transfer window. [ 72 ] On 16 September 2021, Hughton was dismissed after gaining good one steer in Forest ‘s opening seven matches of the season. [ 74 ]
personal life sentence [edit ]
Hughton was born in Forest Gate, then part of Essex, now contribution of London, [ 75 ] the son of a ghanaian mailman, Willie Hughton, and his irish wife Christine, née Bourke. [ 76 ] He was educated locally, at St Bonaventure ‘s Catholic School, [ 77 ] and completed a four-year apprenticeship as a lift engineer before turning professional with Tottenham Hotspur. [ 78 ] His buddy Henry played football for Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient and Brentford, and for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team in 1981. Hughton and wife Cheryl have four children : daughters Carleen and Aisha and sons Leon and Cian. [ 79 ] Cian besides became a football player ; he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 degree, and played in the Football League for Lincoln City. [ 80 ] Hughton wrote a column for the Workers ‘ Revolutionary Party publication News Line in the 1970s. [ 81 ] He is a member of the Labour Party. [ 82 ]
managerial statistics [edit ]
- As of 15 September 2021[83]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
From
To
Record
P
W
D
L
Win %
Tottenham Hotspur (Interim)
20 November 1997
25 November 1997
1
0
0
1
00 0.0
Tottenham Hotspur (Interim)
7 September 1998
1 October 1998
6
3
2
1
0 50.0
Newcastle United (Interim)
8 September 2008
29 September 2008
4
0
0
4
00 0.0
Newcastle United (Interim)
7 February 2009
2 April 2009
6
1
2
3
0 16.7
Newcastle United
1 June 2009
6 December 2010
70
39
17
14
0 55.7
Birmingham City
22 June 2011
7 June 2012
62
26
21
15
0 41.9
Norwich City
7 June 2012
6 April 2014
82
24
23
35
0 29.3
Brighton & Hove Albion
31 December 2014
13 May 2019
215
88
57
70
0 40.9
Nottingham Forest
6 October 2020
16 September 2021
53
14
17
22
0 26.4
Total
499
195
139
165
0 39.1
Honours [edit ]
player [edit ]
Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford
coach [edit ]
Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion
Individual