Chris Hogg

Hibernian Because of the financial restrictions at Ipswich, Hogg was transferred to the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on 31 January 2005, even though he was unavailable for two months. This was due to Hogg being severely injured whilst trying to prevent a car robbery in Middlesbrough earlier that month. Tony Mowbray, who was then the manager of Hibernian, was aware of Hogg from his time coaching at Ipswich. He made his debut in a 4–0 defeat to Hearts on 7 August. He signed a new contract with Hibernian in October that would expire in June 2009, with Mowbray saying "Chris is a model professional for a young man of 20. He deserves his new deal and I know there's more to come."

Hogg initially struggled to establish himself in the Hibernian first team, but he started to win a regular place from January 2007 under the management of John Collins. He played in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final against Kilmarnock, which Hibernian won 5–1. Hogg formed a solid defensive partnership with the captain Rob Jones, and in June 2007 he signed a contract with Hibernian until June 2011. Hogg was made vice-captain at the start of the 2007–08 season following the departure of Scott Brown to Celtic. Hogg was voted the club's Player of the Year by both the fans and his fellow players at the end of the 2007–08 season.

During the early part of the 2008–09 season, Hogg played on for over a month despite suffering from concussion. After spending a few weeks resting, he admitted that he had been "foolish" to initially play on, in a desire to retain his first team place. Despite his status as captain, Hogg was dropped from the starting line-up early in the 2010–11 season to make way for new signing Francis Dickoh, who made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. the Hibernian manager John Hughes praised the performance of Dickoh, who offered a greater physical presence.

Hogg lost his place in the team soon afterwards, however, and on 31 January 2011 he was released from his contract. He scored a goal on his debut for Inverness, in a Scottish Cup tie against Morton. Hogg left Inverness at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Following a spell training with his home town club, Middlesbrough, and a trial with Crewe Alexandra, he re-signed with Inverness on a one-year contract on 29 July. Hogg suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury in a match against Dundee United on 10 December 2011. His manager, Terry Butcher, described it as "one of the worst knee injuries we've seen". After a successful operation on his knee, Hogg was offered a new contract by Inverness in January 2012. Hogg made his first competitive appearance since recovering from injury on 4 May 2013, in a 4–3 win against Motherwell. Hogg's contract with Inverness CT expired at the end of the 2012–13 season.

In January 2014, Hogg signed for Needham Market. He left Needham in September 2015 to take up a full-time coaching role within the Ipswich Town Academy.

International While a York player he captained England at under-15 level, He made another appearance in the Victory Shield, also playing three games in the Walkers Under-15 Tournament and four games at the Montaigu Tournament. He then played for the under-17s at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and played in five of a possible six games, with England finishing the tournament in third place. He then played in three of England's four games at the 2003 Meridian Cup and his last appearance at this level came in a 0–0 draw with Switzerland on 12 March 2003.

Style of play Hogg played as a centre back and was described as "solid and self-reliant". The Crewe Alexandra manager, Dario Gradi, described Hogg as "decent in the air", despite his relative lack of height for a centre back.

On 13 August 2021, Hogg was appointed Assistant Head Coach of League One side Milton Keynes Dons, assisting the newly appointed Liam Manning. Following a poor start to the season, Hogg departed the club alongside Manning on 11 December 2022.

In March 2023, following Manning's appointment at Oxford United, Hogg again followed him as assistant head coach.

On 7 November 2023, Hogg followed Manning as his assistant once again at Championship club Bristol City.

In June 2025, Hogg once again reunited with Manning, joining Norwich City as assistant head coach. On 8 November 2025, Hogg left Norwich alongside Manning following a 2-1 loss to Leicester and poor start to the season.

On 18 May 2026, Hogg was appointed manager of recently relegated League Two club Northampton Town on an initial two-year deal.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Hibernian Scottish League Cup winner: 2007

Individual Hibernian Player of the Year: 2007–08

Footnotes

A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Scottish Premier League. B. The "Cup" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Cup and Scottish Cup. C. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Intertoto Cup.