Caspar Dennis Shankly Hughes (born 9 June 1993) is an English footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Nantwich Town having started his career at Crewe Alexandra.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caspar Dennis Shankly Hughes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantwich Town | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | ||
| 2012 | → Chasetown (loan) | ||
| 2012 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Nantwich Town | 33 | (4) |
| 2013–2017 | AFC Fylde | 109 | (8) |
| 2017– | Nantwich Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2016 | |||
Career
editHughes was born in Crewe, Cheshire. He made his debut for Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Two game against Stockport County at the Alexandra Stadium on 30 April 2011, which ended in a 2–0 win for Crewe. He came on as a late substitute for Ashley Westwood.[3] Hughes joined Chasetown of the Northern Premier League on a short-term loan on 6 January 2012,[4] and joined their divisional rivals Nantwich Town on a month's loan on 2 March.[5] He was released by Crewe at the end of the 2011/12 season,[6] subsequently rejoining Nantwich Town on a permanent contract.
He started the 2013–2014 season with AFC Fylde who had gained promotion from the Northern Evostik Premiership. The club was in the English Conference North for seasons 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 where Hughes established himself as a right-back.
Hughes later rejoined Nantwich, and played in the side defeated by Fylde in the first round of the F.A. Cup in November 2019.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 November 2011.[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes appearances in Football League Trophy.
References
edit- ^ "Caspar Hughes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Crewe 2–0 Stockport". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Goddard, Dave (6 January 2012). "New Midfield Signing". Chasteown F.C. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ "Hughes In Nantwich Loan". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Crewe Release Four". 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012.
- ^ Caspar Hughes at Soccerbase
External links
edit- Caspar Hughes at Soccerbase
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