Gary Hobson (born 12 November 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in

The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...

for four clubs. Hobson began his career as an apprentice with

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...

, making his league debut during the 1990–91 season. Over the next six years he went on to make nearly 150 league appearances for the Tigers before switching to

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

in March 1996 for £60,000. In January 2000, new Chester City manager

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recruited Hobson as the club battled against relegation from

, initially on loan. He played regularly in defence throughout the remainder of the season, but was unable to help Chester avoid being relegated at the end of the season. Hobson remained in

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with

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. He spent three years with the Minstermen, with his final Football League appearance being against

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in April 2003. In the following months, Hobson spent time with non-league clubs Spennymoor United,

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and

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

. He has worked for the sports marketing agency HI Sport and Travel, often working abroad in the process.

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Chester City 'What Happened To…?' article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hobson, Gary 1972 births Living people People from North Ferriby Footballers from the East Riding of Yorkshire English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players York City F.C. players Spennymoor United A.F.C. players Ossett Town A.F.C. players North Ferriby United A.F.C. players English Football League players