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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 played league football for Brentford and AFC Bournemouth.

Kirk Hudson

Personal information
Full name	Kirk Hudson[1]
Date of birth	(1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Southend-on-Sea, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)	Right winger, forward
Club information
Current team	Shoebury Town
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–	Shoebury Town	66	(24)
Total		244	(54)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:20, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

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, Hudson was sent out on loan to get regular game time.[18][19] Upon his return to the team in November 2006, he was utilised as an impact substitute and scored four goals in six appearances during Aldershot's Hampshire Senior Cup-winning campaign.[20][21] Hudson signed a new one-year contract in April 2007 and had an excellent 2007–08 season,[22] making 48 appearances and scoring 12 goals to help the Shots to the Conference Premier title and promotion to the Football League.[23][24] 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),[25] in addition to winning the February 2008 Conference Premier Player of the Month award and being voted the Conference Young Player of the Year.[26][27] Hudson signed a new two-year contract in March 2008.[28]

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,[29] manager Garry Waddock felt the need to challenge him to play with more consistency.[30] Hudson responded by scoring three goals in four matches in December,[31] which earned him a nomination for the League Two Player of the Month award.[32] A season of consolidation in the Football League ended with Hudson having made 48 appearances and scored 13 goals,[31] an improvement on his figures of the previous season in the Conference Premier.[23]

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.[33] He lost his starting place in January 2010 and only regained it for four matches in March.[34] Just two defeats from the final 11 matches of the season saw Aldershot finish sixth, which qualified the club for a playoff place.[33] 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.[33][35] 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.[36][37]

Ashford Town (loan)

On 9 August 2006, Hudson joined Southern League Western Division club Ashford Town (Middlesex) on a one-month loan,[18] which was later extended for a second month.[38] He made four league appearances.[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, he departed on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[45]

Hudson was ruled out of the early months of the 2011–12 season with a hip injury suffered in July 2011.[46] 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,[47][48][49] having failed to win a call into the first team squad since November 2010.[50]

AFC Wimbledon (loan)

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,[51] Hudson made 14 appearances and scored one goal during the second half of the 2010–11 season.[43]

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.[53]

Personal life

Hudson is an Arsenal supporter.[54] As of November 2005, he was living in Shoeburyness.[6]

Honours

Aldershot Town

• Conference Premier: 2007–08[23]
• Conference League Cup: 2007–08[25]
• Hampshire Senior Cup: 2006–07[21]

Individual

• Football Conference Young Player of the Year: 2007–08[27]
• Football Conference Premier Player of the Month: February 2008[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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[lower-alpha 1]	2	13	4
	2006–07[55]		25	4	—		—		7[lower-alpha 2]	4	32	8
	2007–08[23]		34	7	0	0	—		7[lower-alpha 3]	5	41	12
	2008–09[31]	League Two	43	11	3	2	1	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	48	13
	2009–10[35]		34	4	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	1	38	5
	Total		148	28	4	2	2	0	18	12	172	42
Ashford Town (Middlesex)	2006–07[39]	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[lower-alpha 4]	0	4	0
AFC Wimbledon (loan)	2010–11[43]	Conference Premier	14	1	—		—		2[lower-alpha 6]	0	16	1
Canvey Island	2012–13[56]	Isthmian League Premier Division	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
White Ensign	2012–13[57]	Essex Olympian League Premier Division	5	2	—		—		0	0	5	2
	2013–14[58]		2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	Total		7	2	—		—		0	0	7	2
Shoebury Town	2016–17[59]	Essex Olympian League Third Division	18	11	—		—		0	0	18	11
	2017–18[60]	Essex Olympian League Third Division	17	7	—		—		1[lower-alpha 7]	0	18	7
	2018–19[61]	Essex Olympian League Second Division	9	3	—		—		1[lower-alpha 7]	0	10	3
	2019–20[62]	Essex Olympian League First Division	4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	2020–21[63]		5	1	—		—		0	0	5	1
	2021–22[64]	Essex Olympian League Second Division	13	2	—		—		2[lower-alpha 8]	0	15	2
	Total		66	24	—		—		4	0	70	24
Career total			244	54	7	3	3	0	25	12	279	58

References

External links

• Kirk Hudson at Soccerbase

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