Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Isaac Hough[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 10 March 2003||
Place of birth | Cheshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Warrington Rylands | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Runcorn Linnets | ||
2013–2021 | Oldham Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Warrington Town | 19 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Ashton United | 24 | (0) |
2023 | → Witton Albion (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2023– | Warrington Rylands | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 11 February 2024 (UTC) |
Benjamin Isaac Hough (born 10 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Warrington Rylands.
Hough played in the youth team at non-league side Runcorn Linnets until under-10 level, before signing for Oldham Athletic in June 2013, after scoring over 30 goals during the 2012–13 season.[3] He progressed through the youth system to sign a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2019, having already played for the under-18's whilst still a schoolboy.[4] He made his first team debut whilst still a second-year scholar at the age of 17 on 22 September 2020, when he started in the 4–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers under-21's in the EFL Trophy group stage.[2][5] Despite this, it was announced in May 2021 that he would not be signing a professional contract and that he would be released at the end of his scholarship.[6]
Following his release he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Warrington Town in early 2021, having spent pre-season with the club and also received a recommendation from former Oldham player, Ben Garrity.[7] He made his debut for the Yellows in a 2–0 win over FC United of Manchester.[7] In October 2021, he won the Goal of the Month award for his strike in the 3–0 win over Stalybridge Celtic at Cantilever Park.[8] He made 24 appearances in all competitions with his final appearance for the club coming in the play-offs semi-final penalties defeat to South Shields in April 2022.[9]
In June 2022, he signed for fellow NPL Premier Division side Ashton United, becoming their fifth signing of the summer.[10] He was joined at Hurst Cross by fellow Warrington player, Matthew Regan, who had made the switch earlier in the summer.[10]
Hough is primarily a central midfielder who is a creative player with an eye for a pass, mixed with the ability to take players on.[4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oldham Athletic | 2020–21[2] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Warrington Town | 2021–22[9] | NPL Premier Division | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Ashton United | 2022–23[11] | NPL Premier Division | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
Witton Albion (loan) | 2022–23[12] | NPL Division One West | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Warrington Rylands | 2023–24[13] | NPL Premier Division | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
Career total | 69 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 6 |