Kirk Hudson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kirk Hudson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 37)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger, forward | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2004 | Ipswich Town | ||
2004–2005 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | (0) |
2005 | Thurrock | 0 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Aldershot Town | 148 | (28) |
2006 | → Ashford Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2012 | Canvey Island | 2 | (0) |
2012–2014 | White Ensign | 7 | (2) |
2016–2022 | Shoebury Town | 64 | (22) |
Total | 242 | (52) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kirk Hudson (born 12 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League, most notably for Aldershot Town. He also briefly played League football for Brentford and AFC Bournemouth.
Career
Youth years
A right winger, Hudson began his career as a schoolboy with Ipswich Town.[2] He entered the academy at Celtic in 2004 and was a part of the team which finished as runners-up in the 2004 Jersey International Tournament.[3][4] Hudson won the 2004–05 SPL U19 League and Scottish Youth Cup double with the U19 team,[5] but was released in May 2005.[6]
AFC Bournemouth
During the 2005–06 pre-season, Hudson joined League One club AFC Bournemouth on trial and impressed enough to sign a three-month contract on 5 August 2005.[7][8] He was a regular inclusion on the substitutes' bench early in the regular season and made his professional debut as a late substitute for James Keene in a 2–1 win over Swindon Town on 17 September.[9] Hudson again appeared as a late substitute in the following League Cup match,[9] but was not called into the squad again and was released at the end of his contract.[10]
Aldershot Town
Football Conference (2006–2008)
After a non-playing spell with Conference South club Thurrock and failing a trial with League One high-flyers Southend United,[6][11] Hudson joined Conference Premier club Aldershot Town on trial in January 2006.[12] He made his debut with a start in a Hampshire Senior Cup quarter-final match versus Basingstoke Town on 14 January and scored both the Shots' goals in the 3–2 defeat.[13] After the match, he joined the club on non-contract terms and made his league debut with a late substitute cameo in a 3–1 victory over Halifax Town on 21 January.[14][15] After recovering from a bout of mumps,[16] Hudson was a regular in the team through to the end of the season and finished 2005–06 with 13 appearances and four goals.[9] He signed a permanent contract in July 2006.[17]
After three substitute appearances early in the 2006–07 season,[18][19] Hudson joined Southern League Western Division club Ashford Town (Middlesex) on a one-month loan,[18] which was later extended for a second month.[20] He made four league appearances.[21] Upon his return to Aldershot Town in November 2006, he was utilised as an impact substitute and scored four goals in six appearances during the club's Hampshire Senior Cup-winning campaign.[22][23] Hudson signed a new one-year contract in April 2007 and had an excellent 2007–08 season,[24] making 48 appearances and scoring 12 goals to help the Shots to the Conference Premier title and promotion to the Football League.[25][26] He also contributed to Aldershot's Conference League Cup Final victory over Rushden & Diamonds (scoring a goal in the 3–3 draw and then converting a penalty in the deciding shootout),[27] in addition to winning the February 2008 Conference Premier Player of the Month award and being voted the Conference Young Player of the Year.[28][29] Hudson signed a new two-year contract in March 2008.[30]
Football League (2008–2010)
Now playing League Two football, Hudson began the 2008–09 season as a regular starter, but despite scoring five goals by mid-November 2008,[31] manager Garry Waddock felt the need to challenge him to play with more consistency.[32] Hudson responded by scoring three goals in four matches in December,[33] which earned him a nomination for the League Two Player of the Month award.[34] A season of consolidation in the Football League ended with Hudson having made 48 appearances and scored 13 goals,[33] an improvement on his figures of the previous season in the Conference Premier.[25]
Despite again beginning the season as a starter, Hudson found the going harder in 2009–10, in a Shots team pushing for a playoff place.[35] He lost his starting place in January 2010 and only regained it for four matches in March.[36] Just two defeats from the final 11 matches of the season saw Aldershot finish sixth, which qualified the club for a playoff place.[35] The Shots were defeated 3–0 on aggregate to Rotherham United in the semi-finals and Hudson made what would be his final appearance for the club as a second-half substitute in the second leg on 19 May.[35][37] Hudson was released by manager Kevin Dillon after the defeat and he finished his career at the Recreation Ground with 172 appearances and 42 goals.[38][39]
Brentford
On 28 June 2010, Hudson joined League One club Brentford on a two-year contract for a fee that was later decided by an "amicable agreement".[40][41] Manager Andy Scott stated in early July that he hoped to convert Hudson into a centre forward.[2] Hudson picked up a groin injury a week before the beginning of the 2010–11 season,[42] but returned to fitness in September and made his debut as a substitute for Nicky Adams after 66 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Leyton Orient late in the month.[43] Hudson made just three further substitute appearances over the following six weeks and requested a loan move in November 2010.[43][44] On 31 December 2010, Hudson reunited with his former Aldershot Town manager Terry Brown on loan at Conference Premier club AFC Wimbledon.[45] Despite missing three weeks with a recurrence of the groin injury suffered in July 2010,[46] Hudson made 14 appearances and scored one goal during the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[43]
Hudson was ruled out of the early months of the 2011–12 season with a hip injury suffered in July 2011.[47] After returning to fitness in October, potential loan moves to Southend United and Hayes & Yeading United fell through and he departed Griffin Park by mutual consent on 12 March 2012,[48][49][50] having failed to win a call into the first team squad since November 2010.[51]
Return to non-League football
On 21 August 2012, Hudson joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Canvey Island.[5] He made just three substitute appearances before departing the club on 20 September.[52] Hudson later played for Essex Olympian League clubs White Ensign and Shoebury Town between 2012 and 2022.[53][54][55] He then transitioned into veterans' football, with Wakering Sports.[56]
Personal life
Hudson is an Arsenal supporter.[57] As of November 2005, he was living in Shoeburyness.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 April 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AFC Bournemouth | 2005–06[15] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Thurrock (loan) | 2005–06[11] | Conference South | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Aldershot Town | 2005–06[15] | Conference Premier | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 2 | 13 | 4 | ||
2006–07[58] | Conference Premier | 25 | 4 | — | — | 7[b] | 4 | 32 | 8 | |||
2007–08[25] | Conference Premier | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 5 | 41 | 12 | ||
2008–09[33] | League Two | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 13 | |
2009–10[37] | League Two | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
Total | 148 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 172 | 42 | ||
Ashford Town (Middlesex) (loan) | 2006–07[21] | Southern League Western Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Brentford | 2010–11[43] | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2010–11[43] | Conference Premier | 14 | 1 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Canvey Island | 2012–13[59] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
White Ensign | 2012–13[54] | Essex Olympian League Premier Division | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
2013–14[54] | Essex Olympian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
Shoebury Town | 2016–17[54] | Essex Olympian League Third Division | 16 | 9 | — | — | 2[g] | 2 | 18 | 11 | ||
2017–18[55] | Essex Olympian League Third Division | 17 | 7 | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 18 | 7 | |||
2018–19[55] | Essex Olympian League Second Division | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
2019–20[55] | Essex Olympian League First Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2020–21[55] | Essex Olympian League First Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
2021–22[55] | Essex Olympian League Second Division | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1[h] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
Total | 64 | 22 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 69 | 24 | ||||
Career total | 242 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 278 | 58 |
- ^ Appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup
- ^ 6 appearances and 4 goals in Hampshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 3 appearances and 2 goals in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance and 2 goals in Hampshire Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ^ 1 appearance in Football League playoffs, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Football League Trophy
- ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Essex Olympian League Senior League Cup
- ^ Appearance in Essex Saturday Premier Cup
Honours
Aldershot Town
- Conference Premier: 2007–08[25]
- Conference League Cup: 2007–08[27]
- Hampshire Senior Cup: 2006–07[23]
Individual
- Football Conference Young Player of the Year: 2007–08[29]
- Football Conference Premier Player of the Month: February 2008[28]
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External links
- Kirk Hudson at Soccerbase