Henry Timothy Hughton (born 18 November 1959) is a former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented Ireland at under-21 level.

Career

Club career

Hughton was born in Stratford, London. He played in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for Leyton Orient, Crystal Palace and

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

. He later played non-league football for Enfield. Infobox statistics only include Football Conference appearances.

International career

Hughton made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team, against

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

in 1981.

Family

Hughton was born in England to an Irish mother and a Ghanaian father. He is the younger brother of Ireland international footballer Chris Hughton and uncle to Chris's son

Cian Hughton Cian James Hughton (born 25 January 1989) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Lincoln City. A defender, he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before joining Lincoln City, and was later on the books o ...

, who also played League football.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughton, Henry 1959 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Newham Association football defenders Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers English footballers Leyton Orient F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Enfield F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Irish people of Ghanaian descent Irish sportspeople of African descent English people of Irish descent English sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Black British sportspeople Black Irish sportspeople