Russell Hoult

Football player infobox
playername = Russell Hoult


fullname = Russell Hoult
nickname =
height = height|metres=1.93
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|11|22|df=y
cityofbirth = Ashby-de-la-Zouch
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Notts County
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991–1995
1991
1992
1993–1994
1994
1995
1995–2000
2000
2000–2001
2001–2007
2005
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Leicester City
→ Lincoln City (loan)
→ Blackpool (loan)
→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
→ Lincoln City (loan)
→ Derby County (loan)
Derby County
→ Portsmouth (loan)
Portsmouth
West Bromwich Albion
→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
Stoke City
→ Notts County (loan)
Notts County
caps(goals) = 010 (0)
002 (0)
000 (0)
004 (0)
015 (0)
015 (0)
108 (0)
010 (0)
030 (0)
190 (0)
008 (0)
001 (0)
014 (0)
000 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 16:10, 1 july 2008 (UTC)
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Russell Hoult (born 22 November 1972 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire) is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper and plays for Notts County.

Playing career

Hoult began his career at Leicester City, where he was usually a reserve. During his time at the club he was sent on loan to Lincoln City twice, Blackpool, where he did not make a first team appearance, Cheltenham Town, when they were playing non-league football, and Bolton Wanderers.

He signed for Derby County in the summer of 1995, joining for a fee of £200,000. [Cite news
last = Malam
first = Colin
title = Hoult's vintage ripe for England
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/12/08/sfnmal08.xml
publisher = Telegraph.co.uk
date = 2002-12-08
accessdate = 2008-02-22] He went on to help them win promotion to the Premiership in 1996. Hoult remained with the club until January 2000, when he was loaned to Portsmouth. This transfer was made permanent two months later and he remained with the club until the following January, when he left to join West Bromwich Albion for £450,000. [cite news
date=2001-01-03
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/1098903.stm
title=Albion bag their man
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-05-04]

Hoult played a key role in helping West Brom win promotion to the Premiership in 2001–02, keeping a club record number of clean sheets and being named in the PFA Division One team of the year. [cite news
date=2002-04-15
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1930557.stm
title=Top three dominate
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-04-25] He was a regular for Albion in the Premiership and was watched by England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, [Cite news
last = Smith
first = Alan
title = Hoult remains quiet contender
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/12/09/sfnala09.xml
publisher = Telegraph.co.uk
date = 2002-12-09
accessdate = 2008-02-22] but never made it into the national squad. Following Albion's relegation, Hoult remained a fixture in the side for the following season, as the club were promoted to the Premiership at the first attempt. In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations. [cite news
date=2004-08-04
url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~547701,00.html
title=The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural
publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.
accessdate=2008-05-10] He played for the majority of the 2004–05 season, as West Bromwich Albion escaped relegation. However, after being a regular in goal for West Brom for several seasons, Hoult lost his place at the start of the 2005–06 season due to a groin injury. Second choice to Chris Kirkland, who manager Bryan Robson had signed on a 12 month loan from Liverpool, Hoult was loaned to Nottingham Forest in September 2005. [cite news
date=2005-09-15
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/4250162.stm
title=Hoult joins Forest in loan move
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-05-04] However, he was recalled during his second month with the club after Kirkland sustained a rib injury. [cite news
date=2005-10-27
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/4381596.stm
title=Baggies recall Hoult from Forest
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-05-04]

Following the club's relegation and Kirkland's return to Liverpool goalkeeping duties for the 2006–07 season were shared between Hoult and Pascal Zuberbuhler until reports about his personal life surfaced in national newspapers. On 31 January 2007, Hoult was transferred to Stoke City on free transfer after being sacked by West Brom. [cite news
date=2007-01-31
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6318481.stm
title=Stoke capture Hoult and Fortune
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-05-04] He made his Stoke City debut on 14 August 2007 in a League Cup match away at Rochdale that finished 2–2 after extra time. [Cite news
title = Hoult's Off
url = http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1248019,00.html
publisher = Stoke City F.C.
date = 2008-02-22
accessdate = 2008-02-22] He was unable to prevent Rochdale from progressing 4–2 on penalties, despite saving one of the spot-kicks. [Cite news
title = Rochdale vs Stoke City
url = http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~39700,00.html
publisher = Stoke City F.C.
date = 2007-08-14
accessdate = 2008-02-22] Hoult received a red card on his league debut for Stoke, in a match against Plymouth Argyle in December 2007. [Cite news
title = Plymouth vs Stoke City
url = http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10310~38811,00.html
publisher = Stoke City F.C.
date = 2007-12-29
accessdate = 2008-02-22]

In February 2008 Hoult joined Notts County on loan until the end of the season, following an injury to regular keeper Kevin Pilkington. [Cite news
title = Magpies Snap Up Goalkeeper
url = http://www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~1248005,00.html
publisher = Notts County F.C.
date = 2008-02-22
accessdate = 2008-02-22] He kept a clean sheet in the 0–0 draw away at Peterborough United in March, making the League Two Team of the Week. [cite web
url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/94/e0/0,,10794~123028,00.pdf
title=Coca-Cola League Two Team Of The Week (17/03/2008)
publisher=The Football League
format=pdf
date=2008-03-17
accessdate=2008-04-16] He made 14 appearances for the club, keeping seven clean sheets and helping the club to avoid relegation.cite news
title = Magpies Complete Hoult Capture
url = http://www.nottscountyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~1336909,00.html
publisher = Notts County F.C.
date = 2008-07-01
accessdate = 2008-07-03] He was released at the end of the 2007–08 season, following Stoke's promotion to the Premiership. [cite news
title = Captain Matteo released by Stoke
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7408678.stm
publisher = BBC
date = 2008-05-22
accessdate = 2008-05-22] On 1 July 2008 Hoult returned to Notts County on a permanent basis, signing a two-year contract with the club.

Personal life

Hoult, a married man, has on a number of occasions been the subject of public revelations concerning his sexual conduct. In 2000 he was fined £300 for kerb crawling. [cite news
date=2000-03-29
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/694435.stm
title=Goalkeeper arrested in kerb-crawling blitz
publisher=BBC News
accessdate=2007-04-25] He was also cleared of sending indecent letters to a 15-year old girl after his lawyer told magistrates that they were "No worse than "saucy seaside postcards". [cite news
date=2000-12-08
url=http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2000/12/8/80933.html
title=Letters were not indecent
publisher=thisishampshire.net
accessdate=2007-04-25] In 2005 he was revealed to have sent 10 nude photographs of himself to his mistress and in January 2007 he was suspended by West Bromwich Albion after footage of him involved in an orgy was leaked onto the Internet allegedly with him wearing a club polo shirt. [cite news
date=2007-01-24
url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007030760,00.html
title=Keeper's porn vid own goal
publisher=The Sun
accessdate=2007-04-25]

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NAME = Russell Hoult
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DATE OF BIRTH = 22 November 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH = Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England
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