Date of Birth: 02 January 1978
Place of Birth: England
Height: 5' 11" (180cm)
Weight: 12 st 1lb (76.73kg)
Previous clubs: Norwich City, Reading,Notts County, Oldham Athletic
Position: Midfielder
Place of Birth: England
Height: 5' 11" (180cm)
Weight: 12 st 1lb (76.73kg)
Previous clubs: Norwich City, Reading,Notts County, Oldham Athletic
Position: Midfielder
A versatile player, Andrew is a right sided midfield player but can play anywhere across the midfield and has even played at full back.
He began his professional career at Oldham Athletic in the 1995/96 season and played for the Latics for 3 seasons before being transferred to Notts County and in four seasons for the Magpies he made well over a century of appearances.
In 2001/02 he moved on again, this time to Reading where he was a consistent performer making over 180 appearances for the Royals before moving on to Norwich City in July 2005.
It was Denis Wise who signed him for Leeds at the start of the 2007/08 season and he made 43 appearances for us last season, quite a number of them at left back.
In an interview, Hughes explained his reasons for leaving Norwich: "Dennis Wise told me the challenge and the position the club was in. He wants fighters and I felt the challenge of playing for Leeds United and Dennis Wise was too good to turn down ... The manager at Norwich told me he didn't want me to leave, but I didn't want to stay and be a squad player."
He began his professional career at Oldham Athletic in the 1995/96 season and played for the Latics for 3 seasons before being transferred to Notts County and in four seasons for the Magpies he made well over a century of appearances.
In 2001/02 he moved on again, this time to Reading where he was a consistent performer making over 180 appearances for the Royals before moving on to Norwich City in July 2005.
It was Denis Wise who signed him for Leeds at the start of the 2007/08 season and he made 43 appearances for us last season, quite a number of them at left back.
In an interview, Hughes explained his reasons for leaving Norwich: "Dennis Wise told me the challenge and the position the club was in. He wants fighters and I felt the challenge of playing for Leeds United and Dennis Wise was too good to turn down ... The manager at Norwich told me he didn't want me to leave, but I didn't want to stay and be a squad player."
Hughes is somewhat of a cult hero as Elland Road and scored his first goal for Leeds on April 19 against Millwall, tapping in from close range to finish a flowing move that Hughes had himself started on the edge of Millwall's box. He then celebrated with a robotic style dance in front of the Leeds supporters.
