Liam John Hughes (born 11 September 1988) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. His career came to an end after being convicted of armed robbery in 2010.

Career

Hughes was a product of the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy, but failed to make a first team appearance after signing professional forms in 2007. He had a two-month loan spell at

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side

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in November 2007, making his

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début on 24 November 2007 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat at

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. To date, Hughes has only made three further appearances at league level. After failing to convince his parent club, he was released in early 2009. In July 2009, Hughes featured as a trialist for

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in their pre-season friendly against local rivals Pegasus Juniors, but was not offered a contract. Instead he continued his playing career with non-league Pensnett United, while also entering full-time work. In June 2010 he was jailed for up for 32 months for his part in an armed robbery in his hometown of Gornal on 13 February 2010.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Liam 1988 births Living people People from Gornal, West Midlands Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players National League (English football) players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Bury F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players