Jamie Hughes (footballer)
Jamie Joseph Hughes (born 5 April 1977) is an English former professional footballer who is notable for becoming the first British footballer to fail a test for a performance-enhancing drug. While a YTS player with Division One Tranmere Rovers in May 1995, he failed a drugs test and was discovered to have taken amphetamines. His punishment for the offence was a six-month ban from football (suspended for two years).[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Joseph Hughes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Rhyl | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 62 | (37) |
| 1999–2000 | Cardiff City | 2 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Cwmbran Town (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2000 | Bangor City | 7 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 10 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Derry City | ||
| Vauxhall Motors | |||
| 2004 | Northwich Victoria | 7 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Lancaster City | ||
| 2005 | Airbus UK | 6 | (3) |
| 2005 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Hughes has since played at non-league level for clubs including Vauxhall Motors, Lancaster City[3] and Ashton United. He also played for Rhyl, Bangor City and Connah's Quay Nomads in the League of Wales and Derry City in the Irish league.[4]
Notes
- "Jamie Hughes". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
External links
- Jamie Hughes at Soccerbase
- Jamie Hughes's Welsh Premier League stats
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