John Hughes (footballer born 1964)

Scottish football player and manager (born 1964)

John Hughes (born 9 September 1964 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish professional football player. He was most recently manager of Dunfermline Athletic.

John Hughes
Hughes at an open training session staged at Easter Road, 9 August 2009.
Personal information
Full nameJohn Hughes
Date of birth (1964-09-09) 9 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)Defender
Club information
Current team
Livingston (manager)
Youth career
–1988Newtongrange Star
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1989Berwick Rangers41(14)
1989–1990Swansea City24(4)
1990–1995Falkirk134(7)
1995–1996Celtic31(2)
1996–2000Hibernian72(4)
2000–2002Ayr United48(2)
2002–2005Falkirk79(5)
Teams managed
2003–2009Falkirk [1]
2009–2010Hibernian
2012–Livingston
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial statistics

As of match played on 7 May 2022[2]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Falkirk31 January 200331 May 200928311761105041.3
Hibernian8 June 20094 October 201054191223035.2
Livingston14 February 201213 November 20122712510044.4
Hartlepool United13 November 20129 May 2013298912027.6
Inverness Caledonian Thistle4 December 201320 May 2016121503041041.3
Raith Rovers10 February 201713 May 201715447026.7
Ross County21 December 202024 May 2021218211038.1
Dunfermline Athletic15 November 202119 May 2022256811024.0
Total574223131220038.9

Honours and achievements

Player

Falkirk
Hibernian

Manager

Falkirk
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  • Scottish Cup: 2014–15
  • Scottish League Cup: runners-up 2013–14

Individual

  • SPL Manager of the Month: December 2006
  • SPL Manager of the Month: September 2009
  • League One – Manager of the Month: February 2013
  • SPFL Manager of the Month: August 2014[4]
  • SPFL Manager of the Month: January 2015[5]
  • PFA Scotland Manager of the Year: 2014–15[6]
  • SFWA Manager of the Year: 2014–15[7]

References