Hugh McAuley (footballer, born 1953)

Hugh McAuley (born 8 January 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 205 appearances in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Charlton Athletic and Carlisle United.

Hugh McAuley
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-01-08) 8 January 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Bootle, Merseyside, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Liverpool 0 (0)
1973–1974Tranmere Rovers (loan) 13 (1)
1974–1976 Plymouth Argyle 77 (7)
1976–1978 Charlton Athletic 55 (9)
1978–1979 Tranmere Rovers 43 (0)
1979–1981 Carlisle United 17 (1)
Formby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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McAuley began his career at Liverpool, but made his senior debut on loan at Tranmere Rovers.[1] He joined Plymouth Argyle for £12,000 in 1974 and won promotion to the Second Division in his first season with the club.[2] He moved to Charlton Athletic in 1976, where he played for two seasons, and then returned to Tranmere.[2] McAuley joined Carlisle United the following year and spent two seasons with the club, but did not play regularly.[1] He finished his playing career in non-league football with Formby.[2]

He returned to Liverpool in 1988 as a coach, having worked with the Merseyside Youth Association from 1982.[3] He was responsible for the club's centre of excellence programme and was involved in the youth team that won the FA Youth Cup for the first time in 1996.[3] He then worked in the club's new youth academy and managed the reserve team before leaving Liverpool in 2009.[3][4] Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard were among those who came through the academy during McAuley's time at Liverpool.[5] McAuley's son, Hugh, made 100 appearances in the Football League for Cheltenham Town.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hugh McAuley". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hugh McAuley". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "About Us". Hugh McAuley Football Academy. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Doyle, Ian (28 May 2009). "Rafael Benitez reassesses set-up with Gary Ablett leading out four staff". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ^ Reade, Phil (7 November 2012). "McAuley: I knew he was a leader". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Hugh McAuley". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 August 2013.