Full name Mark Alexander Hudson 0000–2000 Fulham Weight 77 kg Number 5 Height 1.85 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Mark Hudson Career start 2000 | |
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Date of birth (1982-03-30) 30 March 1982 (age 33) Current team Huddersfield Town A.F.C. (#5 / Defender) Nominations Football League Award for Goal of the Year Profiles | ||
Place of birth Guildford, England | ||
Mark hudson huddersfield town all goals 2014 2016
Mark Alexander Hudson (born 30 March 1982) is an English former professional footballer who is currently a coach for Premier League club Huddersfield Town.
Contents
- Mark hudson huddersfield town all goals 2014 2016
- Interview mark hudson praises town fans after defeat to fulham
- Fulham
- Crystal Palace
- Charlton Athletic
- Cardiff City
- Huddersfield Town
- Career statistics
- Clubs
- Individual
- References
Interview mark hudson praises town fans after defeat to fulham
Fulham
As a child, Hudson played for Farncombe boys football club. He began his professional career with Fulham but never managed to establish himself in the first team. Prior to joining Oldham Athletic, Hudson was linked with Grimsby Town on loan following the trial, however, the move never happened. Following his debut against Chesterfield in the League Cup, Hudson signed a one-year deal with the club.
He spent two months on loan at Oldham Athletic while Iain Dowie was manager there. As a result of having his first team opportunities, Hudson loan spell with Oldham Athletic would be extended for another month twice. After Dowie moved to Crystal Palace, Hudson moved back to Fulham where he began to get small amounts of first team football. In total he made three appearances for Fulham, all in the League Cup.
Crystal Palace
In the 2003–04 season he went on a three-month-long loan to Crystal Palace This would be extended to two months. Reunited with Dowie, Hudson would help the club to secure a play-off victory and promotion to the Premiership at the Millennium Stadium, before being signed by Dowie for the start of the 2004–05 season. Despite scoring on his full home debut, Hudson never managed to establish himself in the first team in his first two seasons, with Dowie preferring Fitz Hall and Gonzalo Sorondo, followed by a partnership of Hall and Darren Ward.
Dowie left in the summer of 2006, and was replaced by Peter Taylor. Under Taylor, Hudson became a first team regular, making 42 appearances in 2006–07, largely alongside Leon Cort. In 2007–08, under Neil Warnock, he played largely alongside José Fonte, and missed only one game all season. He was also appointed captain midway through that season as the Eagles made the play-offs.
Charlton Athletic
At the end of the season he was out of contract, and chose to move on a free transfer to local rival and fellow Championship side Charlton Athletic, signing a three-year contract. Hudson's experience as captain at Palace earned him the same role at his new club, and he went on to make 45 appearances in all competitions for the club as they suffered relegation to League One, finishing bottom of the division.
Cardiff City
In July 2009, Hudson signed for Championship side Cardiff City for a fee of £1.075m with an extra £250,000 possible if the Bluebirds reach the Premier League. An ongoing contract dispute with midfielder Joe Ledley led manager Dave Jones to hand the captaincy to Hudson at the start of the season, Cardiff becoming the third successive club at which Hudson had been appointed captain. Hudson scored an own goal in a 1–1 draw against his former club Crystal Palace on 17 October 2009 before scoring his first goal for the club three weeks later during a 3–2 defeat to Swansea City. He made his two-hundredth league appearance on Boxing Day against Plymouth Argyle and added his second goal of the season on 9 January 2010 against Blackpool. However, his season was dealt a blow when he was ruled out for up to two months after being forced to undergo surgery on a split ankle tendon at the end of January. However, he did return in time for the play-offs where Cardiff lost 3–2 to Blackpool in the final.
At the start of the 2010–11 season, Hudson lost his captaincy to Craig Bellamy, but retained his place in the team. On 19 March, Hudson suffered a knee injury in a 3–3 draw with Millwall, and three days later it was confirmed Hudson would be out for up to six weeks. Despite reports claiming Hudson would be out for the season, he returned in Cardiff's 1–0 victory over Preston North End on 25 April. He missed on the following game against Middlesbrough which Cardiff lost 3–0, but was chosen to start in the final game of the season against Burnley – he was taken off with another injury after 30 minutes. Again reports of Hudson's season being in doubt were proven wrong as he was cleared for the first leg of Cardiff's second consecutive play-off participation. Cardiff drew the first match against Reading 0–0 at the Madjeski Stadium, went down to a 3–0 defeat in the return leg, ending their season.
Under new manager Malky Mackay, Hudson regained the captaincy for the 2011–12 season and led the team to a shock 1–0 win over West Ham United on the opening. His first goal of the season came in the Severnside derby on 14 August 2011 against Bristol City. Hudson made his 250th league appearance on 27 August against Portsmouth. His second goal of the season came in a 2–1 win at Reading on 19 November. A small hamstring injury meant he missed two games including a 2–0 win over Premier League Blackburn, but he returned on 4 December coming on for Anthony Gerrard against Birmingham City. His 100th appearance for Cardiff came on 2 January 2012 against Reading, whilst also making his three-hundredth club appearance. On 13 January 2012, Hudson signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him in the Welsh capital until 2014. His third league goal came against Portsmouth on 21 January 2012. He suffered an ankle injury in January 2012, but made it back in time to captain the side in its first ever League Cup final against Liverpool, in which the Bluebirds were beaten 3–2 on penalties following a performance lauded by many as City held their own against an established Premier League club. He scored his fourth of the season against Birmingham City, then a month later he scored his fifth from 68 yards out against Derby County, a goal which was later voted the club's goal of the season.
Hudson got the Football League's first goal of the 2012–13 season, scoring a late winner against Huddersfield Town on 17 August. His second goal came as the winner in a 2–1 win over Birmingham City, which meant that Cardiff made a historic fifth successive home win and went top of the table. Hudson then scored his tenth goal in a Cardiff shirt on 10 November against Hull City, followed by a fourth a month later against Blackburn Rovers. Hudson made his three-hundredth career league start at Blackpool in a 2–1 victory on 19 January. He later had to undergo ankle surgery in March and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Hudson lifted the Championship trophy following the 1–1 home draw with Bolton Wanderers at Cardiff City Stadium in May.
During the summer, Hudson extended his deal by a further year until the summer of 2015.
Huddersfield Town
As the August 2014 transfer window shut, Hudson moved from Cardiff to fellow Championship side Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal. He made his début in the 2–1 defeat by Middlesbrough on 13 September 2014. On 16 October 2014, he took over from Lee Peltier as the captain of the Terriers. He scored his first goal for the Terriers in their 3–2 defeat to Derby County on 4 November 2014.His first home goal for the Terriers also came against Derby on 18 April 2015, in a 4–4 draw.
On August 8 2017 Mark Hudson announced his retirement from playing to take up a coaching role with the club as part of David Wagner's staff.