Hugh Ryden

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Hugh Ryden

|fullname = Hugh Johnston Ryden

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1943|4|7}}

|birth_place = Dumbarton, Scotland

|position = Inside forward

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Yoker Athletic

|youthyears2 = 1960–1962

|youthclubs2 = Leeds United

|years1 = 1962–1963

|years2 = 1963–1964

|years3 = 1964–1968

|years4 = 1968–1970

|years5 = 1970–1973

|years6 =

|clubs1 = Bristol Rovers

|clubs2 = Stockport County

|clubs3 = Chester

|clubs4 = Halifax Town

|clubs5 = Stockport County

|clubs6 = Great Harwood Town

|caps1 = 8

|caps2 = 38

|caps3 = 141

|caps4 = 55

|caps5 = 123

|caps6 =

|goals1 = 4

|goals2 = 9

|goals3 = 44

|goals4 = 6

|goals5 = 15

|goals6 =

|totalcaps = 365

|totalgoals = 78

}}

Hugh Johnston Ryden (born 7 April 1943) is a Scottish footballer, who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Stockport County, Chester and Halifax Town.{{Hugman|17354|accessdate=16 February 2017}} when playing for Chester in season 1964-65 under manager Peter Hauser, Hughie, as he was known, was part of the forward line that scored over 100 league goals and was a member of the team that narrowly lost to Manchester United (featuring Best, Law and Charlton, plus a future Chester player, Ian Moir) in the FA cup at Old Trafford.