John Hughes

Who is John Hughes?

John Hughes is a Scottish professional footballer, who is currently the manager of Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Hughes played primarily as a central defender for several clubs, including Falkirk, Celtic, Hibernian and Ayr United.

Towards the end of his playing career, Hughes took on coaching responsibilities, and was appointed manager of Falkirk in 2003. Hughes guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier League and a Scottish Cup Final during his time in charge. Hughes left Falkirk to take up the managerial role at Hibernian in 2009, but left by mutual consent after just 16 months in charge. He was appointed manager of Livingston in February 2012, only to leave in November to take over at English club Hartlepool United. Hughes left Hartlepool in May 2013 after he was unable to prevent their relegation to League Two. He was appointed manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in December 2013.