Bryan Hughes
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Bryan Hughes is an English
professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City
, Charlton Athletic
and Hull City
. He has also played for Wrexham
, Derby County
, Burton Albion
, Grimsby Town
and Iceland
ic club ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
.
, Merseyside
, Hughes initially made his name at Wrexham, guiding them to the FA Cup
quarter finals in 1996–97
with the goals he scored on that cup run. It was his performances in the FA Cup for Wrexham that caught the attention of Birmingham City
. Hughes scored against Colwyn Bay
, Scunthorpe United
, West Ham United
and Birmingham before the Welsh outfit bowed out to Chesterfield
. Shortly after that defeat Trevor Francis
paid £800,000 to take him to St Andrews.
's side's play-off
winning season in 2002 and their first and second seasons in the Premier League, before his switch to South-East London. Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final
as a substitute. He was credited for scoring the quickest goal in British football in the new millennium when he found the net after 12 seconds against Huddersfield Town on Monday 3 January 2000. Unable to sign a new deal with Birmingham, in July 2004 he moved to Charlton Athletic
, signing a three year contract.
as a substitute for Matt Holland
who was injured in the fifth minute. He bagged a brace in a 4–1 FA Cup win over Rochdale
at The Valley in January 2005 — his first strikes for the club, and was on target as the Addicks stuttered past Yeovil Town
in the fourth round, but the Addicks failed to progress further and they were knocked out by Leicester City
, 2–1. In all, Hughes made only 10 starts all season. He did feature in the final two matches of the campaign, however, and played his part in the dramatic showdown with Crystal Palace
, opening the scoring with a shot that went in off the post, as the Eagles were relegated.
In 2005–06
he became the man who caused José Mourinho
to lose his first match at Stamford Bridge
as Chelsea
manager. Included in the side for the third round of the Carling Cup, Hughes scored the winning penalty in a dramatic shootout to dump the holders out of the competition — though Mourinho claimed it was technically a draw after 120 minutes.
Despite a brave bundled home goal against Blackburn Rovers
in November, his first team appearances came in fits and starts in the first half of the season, and it was not until the visit of Arsenal
on Boxing Day
that Hughes established himself as manager Alan Curbishley
made sweeping changes. In a match against Birmingham in early January, Hughes scored against his former club with a header. He also set up Darren Bent
for a second goal.
His scoring record in cup competitions continued, as he bagged the clinching third against Brentford
in round five of the League Cup, and he also notched a goal in the FA Cup replay at Middlesbrough
. He actually played in all but five games of the Premier League
campaign, passing 50 games for the club, and was on the scoresheet five times.
On 30 December 2006, Hughes scored the last-minute winning goal against Aston Villa
providing new manager Alan Pardew
with his first win for the club.
club Hull City
on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic on a three year deal on 29 June 2007, and scored on his home debut in a 1–0 friendly win over Newcastle United
. He mainly played on the left wing for the majority of the season, but played in his preferred central midfield role in their successful play-off
games. He scored his first league goal for the Tigers in a 5–0 win against Southampton
. He did not play as often in the next season as Hull made it into the Premier League. He was not given a squad number at the start of the 2009–10 season.
Hughes signed for Derby County
on a month long loan on 22 October 2009. Hughes made 3 appearances before returning to Hull. Hughes agreed to mutually terminate his contract with Hull on 28 January 2010 but left on good terms with the club.
outfit Cardiff City
on trial, he came on in the second half of a 2–0 win over Bath City
, he also set up Chris Burke
with the second goal. Hughes then went on trial with Huddersfield Town, featuring in their 1–0 defeat to Fleetwood Town 3 August 2010 but was not suitable for the club at its present time so he therefore went on trial at Walsall FC
. Hughes signed a one month deal with Football League Two
side Burton Albion
on 14 December 2010. He made his debut on 1 January 2011 in the 1-1 home draw with Shrewsbury Town
in which he was substituted in the 56th minute for Aaron Webster
. He failed to make another appearance for the club and eventually left when his one month deal expired.
side Grimsby Town
, playing in a behind closed doors friendly with Lincoln City
.
On 31 January 2011 he signed until the end of the season, and made his debut on 1 February in a 2-2 away draw with Southport
. A few weeks later Town's manager and key man in bringing Hughes to the club Neil Woods
was sacked. He went on to only play three times for The Mariners but was among a number of players released at the end of the season by the clubs new managerial duo Rob Scott
and Paul Hurst
.
, a team from Westman Islands in south-west of Iceland
that plays in the Pepsideild this season. ÍBV
also plays in the UEFA Europa League this season.
's side in a friendly against Italy
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
and Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
. He has also played for Wrexham
Wrexham A.F.C.
Wrexham Football Club are a professional football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales, who play in the English football pyramid.Founded in 1872, they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in Britain and the oldest professional club in Wales...
, Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, Burton Albion
Burton Albion F.C.
Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...
, Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
and Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic club ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
IBV
IBV may refer to:*Institute for Business Value, a unit of Innovation and Research wing of IBM Business Consulting.*Infectious bronchitis virus, the cause of avian infectious bronchitis, an important poultry disease....
.
Wrexham
Born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, Hughes initially made his name at Wrexham, guiding them to the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
quarter finals in 1996–97
1996-97 in English football
The 1996–1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England.Arrival into the league and exit out of the league returns in the fourth tier for the first time after its 3 season absence with only 1 relegation spot.- Premier League :...
with the goals he scored on that cup run. It was his performances in the FA Cup for Wrexham that caught the attention of Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. Hughes scored against Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay F.C.
Colwyn Bay F.C. are a Welsh football club, as of the 2011–12 season are playing in the Conference North. Nicknamed the Seagulls, the club play at Llanelian Road in Old Colwyn.-History:...
, Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
, West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
and Birmingham before the Welsh outfit bowed out to Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
. Shortly after that defeat Trevor Francis
Trevor Francis
Trevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player...
paid £800,000 to take him to St Andrews.
Birmingham City
Hughes made a total of 291 appearances for the Blues, scoring 42 goals, and was an essential part of Steve BruceSteve Bruce
Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham...
's side's play-off
Football League Play-Offs
The Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is...
winning season in 2002 and their first and second seasons in the Premier League, before his switch to South-East London. Whilst at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final
2001 Football League Cup Final
The 2001 Worthington Cup Final was a football match played between Liverpool and Birmingham City at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Sunday 25 February 2001...
as a substitute. He was credited for scoring the quickest goal in British football in the new millennium when he found the net after 12 seconds against Huddersfield Town on Monday 3 January 2000. Unable to sign a new deal with Birmingham, in July 2004 he moved to Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, signing a three year contract.
Charlton Athletic
Hughes made his debut against Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
as a substitute for Matt Holland
Matt Holland
Matthew Rhys "Matt" Holland is a former English-born Irish footballer, who represented Republic of Ireland at international level...
who was injured in the fifth minute. He bagged a brace in a 4–1 FA Cup win over Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
at The Valley in January 2005 — his first strikes for the club, and was on target as the Addicks stuttered past Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
in the fourth round, but the Addicks failed to progress further and they were knocked out by Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, 2–1. In all, Hughes made only 10 starts all season. He did feature in the final two matches of the campaign, however, and played his part in the dramatic showdown with Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, opening the scoring with a shot that went in off the post, as the Eagles were relegated.
In 2005–06
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
he became the man who caused José Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....
to lose his first match at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
as Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
manager. Included in the side for the third round of the Carling Cup, Hughes scored the winning penalty in a dramatic shootout to dump the holders out of the competition — though Mourinho claimed it was technically a draw after 120 minutes.
Despite a brave bundled home goal against Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
in November, his first team appearances came in fits and starts in the first half of the season, and it was not until the visit of Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
on Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
that Hughes established himself as manager Alan Curbishley
Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley is an English football manager and former professional player....
made sweeping changes. In a match against Birmingham in early January, Hughes scored against his former club with a header. He also set up Darren Bent
Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Bent started his career with Ipswich Town. After progressing through their youth system he made his first team debut in 2001. He made 122 appearances and scored 48 goals in the league for Ipswich, before joining...
for a second goal.
His scoring record in cup competitions continued, as he bagged the clinching third against Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
in round five of the League Cup, and he also notched a goal in the FA Cup replay at Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
. He actually played in all but five games of the Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
campaign, passing 50 games for the club, and was on the scoresheet five times.
On 30 December 2006, Hughes scored the last-minute winning goal against Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
providing new manager Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....
with his first win for the club.
Hull City
Hughes joined ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic on a three year deal on 29 June 2007, and scored on his home debut in a 1–0 friendly win over Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
. He mainly played on the left wing for the majority of the season, but played in his preferred central midfield role in their successful play-off
Football League Championship play-offs
The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...
games. He scored his first league goal for the Tigers in a 5–0 win against Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. He did not play as often in the next season as Hull made it into the Premier League. He was not given a squad number at the start of the 2009–10 season.
Hughes signed for Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
on a month long loan on 22 October 2009. Hughes made 3 appearances before returning to Hull. Hughes agreed to mutually terminate his contract with Hull on 28 January 2010 but left on good terms with the club.
Burton Albion
Hughes joined Football League ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
outfit Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
on trial, he came on in the second half of a 2–0 win over Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...
, he also set up Chris Burke
Chris Burke (footballer)
Christopher Robert "Chris" Burke is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City.Burke began his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers, playing in almost 100 league games, but without establishing himself as a regular first team player. He then played more than 100 matches over...
with the second goal. Hughes then went on trial with Huddersfield Town, featuring in their 1–0 defeat to Fleetwood Town 3 August 2010 but was not suitable for the club at its present time so he therefore went on trial at Walsall FC
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
. Hughes signed a one month deal with Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Burton Albion
Burton Albion F.C.
Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...
on 14 December 2010. He made his debut on 1 January 2011 in the 1-1 home draw with Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
in which he was substituted in the 56th minute for Aaron Webster
Aaron Webster
Aaron Webster was a gay man living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, who was beaten by a group of men close to a gay cruising area in a woody part of Stanley Park near Second Beach on November 17, 2001. According to reports, the youths came across a nearly-naked Webster and chased him to a...
. He failed to make another appearance for the club and eventually left when his one month deal expired.
Grimsby Town
On 21 January 2011 he went on trial with Conference NationalConference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
, playing in a behind closed doors friendly with Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
.
On 31 January 2011 he signed until the end of the season, and made his debut on 1 February in a 2-2 away draw with Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
. A few weeks later Town's manager and key man in bringing Hughes to the club Neil Woods
Neil Woods
Neil Stephen Woods is a former English footballer who played as a striker and former manager of Grimsby Town where he also played between 1990 and 1998. He now works as the Head of Youth at Football League One side Walsall...
was sacked. He went on to only play three times for The Mariners but was among a number of players released at the end of the season by the clubs new managerial duo Rob Scott
Rob Scott
Robert "Rob" Scott is an English former professional footballer and current joint manager of Conference National club Grimsby Town alongside Paul Hurst. He is the younger brother of Rotherham United manager Andy Scott....
and Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
Paul Michael Hurst is a former English footballer who played in Football League Two in England, for Rotherham, where he played for over 10 years. He is currently joint manager of Conference National side Grimsby Town with Rob Scott.-Playing career:Hurst figured regularly on the left side of the...
.
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
On 10 May 2011 Brian Hughes joined ÍBV VestmannaeyjarIBV
IBV may refer to:*Institute for Business Value, a unit of Innovation and Research wing of IBM Business Consulting.*Infectious bronchitis virus, the cause of avian infectious bronchitis, an important poultry disease....
, a team from Westman Islands in south-west of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
that plays in the Pepsideild this season. ÍBV
IBV
IBV may refer to:*Institute for Business Value, a unit of Innovation and Research wing of IBM Business Consulting.*Infectious bronchitis virus, the cause of avian infectious bronchitis, an important poultry disease....
also plays in the UEFA Europa League this season.
Accrington Stanley
On 27 October 2011 it was announced he had joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms till the end of the 2011–12 season.International career
He made one appearance for England U21England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
's side in a friendly against Italy
Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
.
External links
- Bryan Hughes profile at hullcityafc.net