Kevin Pugh

Kevin John Pugh (born 11 October 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Newcastle United and Darlington and in non-league football for Gateshead. He went on to play for many years in Belgian football, including seven seasons in the First Division, for Charleroi, La Louvière, Francs Borains and Sambreville.

For the Canadian dancer, see Kevin Pugh (dancer).

Kevin Pugh
Personal information
Full name Kevin John Pugh[1]
Date of birth (1960-10-11) 11 October 1960[1]
Place of birth Corbridge, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1976–1978 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 Newcastle United 1 (0)
1982–1983 Gateshead[lower-alpha 1] 6 (0)
1983 Darlington 2 (0)
1983–1984 Gateshead 30 (5)
1984–1992 Charleroi[lower-alpha 2] 175 (8)
1992–1996 La Louvière 66 (11)
1996–1997 Francs Borains
1997–1999 Sambreville 47 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Pugh was born in Corbridge, Northumberland,[1] and attended Framwellgate Moor Comprehensive School in Durham. Offered trials by several clubs, he chose to begin his club career with Newcastle United. He made only one substitute appearance for the club's first team, on 7 November 1981, replacing Imre Varadi in a 2–1 defeat at Chelsea in the Second Division.[3] He was released at the end of that season, and dropped into non-league football with Gateshead, playing regularly as they won the 1982–83 Northern Premier League title and with it promotion to the Alliance Premier League.[4] He began the new season with Gateshead, joined Darlington for long enough to make two substitute appearances in the Fourth Division,[1] and was back with Gateshead by October.[5][lower-alpha 3] He finished his Gateshead career with 24 goals from 76 appearances in all competitions,[8] 5 goals from 36 appearances in the Alliance Premier League.[9]

Pugh continued his career in Belgium with Charleroi. He captained the team to promotion via a fifth-place finish and the Second Division play-offs in his first season,[10][11] and remained with the club for a further seven seasons in the First Division.[2] He then spent four years with La Louvière, two in the third tier followed by two in the second,[11] and finished his playing career in the fourth tier with a year at Francs Borains and two at Sambreville, whom he also coached.[2][12]

After retiring from football, Pugh stayed in Belgium where he ran a bar in Charleroi.[10][13]

Notes
  1. Alliance Premier League appearances only
  2. The Belgian Soccer Database source has no appearance figures for the 1984–85 Belgian Second Division.[2]
  3. The player's individual page at Neil Brown's site lists nine appearances and a goal,[6] but both Hugman's 1998 PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records and the Darlington F.C. page at Neil Brown's site assign him two appearances and no goal.[1][7]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. "Spelersfiche van Pugh Kevin" [Player details for Kevin Pugh]. Belgian Soccer Database (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. "Player details: Kevin Pugh". Toon1892. Kenneth H Scott. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. Bourn, John (9 November 2002). "Bourn Again – Harrogate Town". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. "Gateshead F.C. 1983/84". Gateshead FC Stats 1977–2014. Alan Percival. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. "Kevin Pugh". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  7. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. "Players A–Z: Pacey to Pyle". Gateshead FC Stats 1977–2014. Alan Percival. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  9. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 293, 297. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  10. M.S. (4 October 2014). "Sporting Charleroi: Le légendaire Kevin Pugh est persona non grata ce samedi soir" [Sporting Charleroi: The legendary Kevin Pugh is persona non grata this Saturday evening]. sudinfo.be (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  11. Thirion, Stéphane (3 September 1994). "Kevin Pugh, 10 ans plus tard: l'anglais de La Louvière a retrouvé la Deuxième Division" [Kevin Pugh, 10 years later: La Louvière's Englishman back in the Second Division]. Le Soir (in French). Brussels. p. 43. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  12. "Trainersfiche van Pugh Kevin" [Coach details for Kevin Pugh]. Belgian Soccer Database (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  13. Saussez, Isabelle (12 March 2008). "Kevin Pugh Ex-footballeur" [Kevin Pugh Ex-footballer]. Le Soir (in French). Brussels. p. 26. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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