Harry McHugh
Personal information
Full name Harry McHugh[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 42
Youth career
Everton
0000–2020 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
2022 → Chester (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:39, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Harry McHugh (born 14 October 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

Early life

McHugh was born in Liverpool.[3]

Career

After a spell with Everton, McHugh joined Wigan Athletic's academy at under-13 level.[4] He signed a two-year scholarship in 2019.[4] McHugh made his debut for Wigan Athletic on 8 November 2020 as a substitute in a 3–2 FA Cup defeat to Chorley,[5][6] and made his first senior start in their following match, a 2–2 draw with Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Trophy 11 November 2020.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in that match, a 25-yard finish in first-half stoppage time.[6][7] His first league appearance came as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Bristol Rovers on 24 November 2020.[8]

On 8 September 2022, McHugh signed for National League North club Chester on an initial 28-day loan.[9]

So far Mchugh has made a second half appearance for Wigan in their 7-1 victory over Leicester City U21's in the EFL trophy, in which he scored a goal.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2020–21[10] League One 1010001[lower-alpha 1]131
2021–22[11] League One 0000003[lower-alpha 1]030
2022-23 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 League One 0 0 1 0 0 0 3[12] 1 4 1
Career total 10201072112
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Wigan Athletic" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 41. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Harry McHugh". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Harry McHugh at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Wigan Athletic's new under-18s for 2019–2021". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Harry McHugh at Soccerbase
  6. 1 2 3 Kendrick, Paul (12 November 2020). "Wigan Athletic starlet wants more!". Wigan Today. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Harry McHugh – "I'd love to have celebrated that goal with the fans."". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Report – Wigan Athletic 0 Bristol Rovers 0". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "BREAKING : Harry McHugh joins on loan from Wigan!". www.chesterfc.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Harry McHugh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Harry McHugh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ↑ FC, Wigan Athletic (19 September 2023). "Match Report | Latics 7 Leicester City U21s 1". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 5 October 2023.



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