Robert McHugh (born 16 July 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a

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for St Cadoc's. McHugh has previously played for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

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, Greenock Morton and Queen's Park, as well as loan spells with Queen of the South,

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and East Kilbride.

Career

Motherwell

Born in Glasgow, McHugh made his Motherwell debut when he came on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Hibernian in May 2008. McHugh scored his first Motherwell goal when he took the field as a substitute in an 8–1 win over

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in the Europa League second round, scoring Motherwell's eighth goal in that match. He also scored the first goal as Motherwell beat

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3–2 after extra time in the third round of the 2009–10 League Cup. On 21 January 2011, McHugh joined First Division side

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on loan until 27 March 2011. However, a broken wrist meant the loan would not happen, and so he stayed at the Fir Park club. On 26 March 2013, McHugh signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell, lasting until summer 2015. On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that McHugh was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired.

Queen of the South (loan)

On 13 January 2014, McHugh signed a six-month loan with

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

club Queen of the South. On 3 May 2014, McHugh scored a goal notable amongst supporters of Alloa Athletic by scoring a 95th-minute equaliser for Queen of the South against Cowdenbeath. McHugh's goal sent Cowdenbeath into the relegation play-offs and secured Alloa's place in the Championship. His scoring form continued into the Scottish Premiership play-offs as he scored both goals in the 2–1 quarter-final first leg home win against

on 6 May 2014. Four days later he scored in the return leg as Queen of the South were knocked out 4–3 on aggregate after a 3–1 defeat.

Airdrieonians (loan)

On 31 March 2015, McHugh signed for Scottish League One club

on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. He made his debut on 4 April 2015, in a 2–0 win away to Stirling Albion.

Falkirk

On 14 July 2015, McHugh signed for

, agreeing a two-year contract having played as a trialist for the club in friendlies against

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and

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, scoring twice in both matches. After his contract ended in May 2017, McHugh was released by the club.

Morton

McHugh subsequently signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on 2 June 2017. On 10 August 2019, he scored his first career hat-trick in Morton's 4–1 win at home against Alloa Athletic.

Queen's Park

After a third successful season at

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, McHugh joined the newly professional Queen's Park in June 2020.

Career statistics

References

External links

Robert McHugh profile
at Motherwell FC official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:McHugh, Bob 1991 births Airdrieonians F.C. players Men's association football forwards Falkirk F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Living people Motherwell F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Scottish footballers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Glasgow Queen's Park F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Lowland Football League players