Conor Stephen James Hubble (born 29 November 1994) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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. He came through the youth ranks at

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

, before joining

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

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, where he made his

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debut in 2013. He had two loan spells at Leiston before joining permanently in 2015 following his release from Colchester. He then joined Billericay Town in the summer of 2015.

Career

Hailing from

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It is located north-east of London ...

, Hubble began his career at

, where he served his apprenticeship. After being told he would not be retained at QPR, he went on trial with

in the latter half of the 2012–13 season, featuring in a number of games for the under-21 development squad at the age of 18. An attack-minded midfielder, Hubble was signed by Colchester on 2 July 2013 to link up with the club's under-21 team. He featured in a number of first-team pre-season friendlies in preparation for the 2013–14 season, scoring in the U's 2–1 friendly victory against

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on 24 July. Hubble made his professional and

debut on 21 September 2013, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Colchester's on-loan winger

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in a 1–1 draw with

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at the

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. On 11 January 2014, Hubble and fellow Colchester academy player Jack Simmons joined

Leiston Leiston ( ) is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is close to Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, north-east of Ipswich and north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at th ...

for a one-month loan period, linking up with former U's player and academy coach

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. He made his debut for the club the same day as a substitute for Simmons, coming on after 60 minutes in a 2–2 draw with

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. He also made appearances in away wins at Wingate & Finchley and

. He then scored in a 2–0 away victory at

on 4 February. Hubble had a further loan at Leiston during the 2014–15 season, making his second debut on 25 October and grabbing himself a goal in their 3–2 victory over

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. He grabbed an assist and the

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honours three days later as Leiston defeated

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3–0. He also made three appearances in the qualifying rounds of the

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, providing an assist in the 2–2 draw with

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on 1 November, netting in the 5–2 replay win on 4 November, and providing another assist in the 3–2 win over

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on 15 November. He featured in Leiston's 3–1 league win over

on 8 November, and made his final appearance in a 2–0 win against Wingate & Finchley, providing the assists for both goals. On 19 March 2015, Hubble was released by mutual consent from his Colchester United contract. He joined Leiston on a permanent basis, making a goalscoring debut on 28 March in a 2–1 win over

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. He made six appearances until the end of the season for the club, playing in defeats to

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and

, and he scored a stoppage time equaliser in a 2–2 draw with

on 11 April. Hubble provided an assist for Leiston's goal in the 1–1 draw with

on 18 April, and provided another assist in their 2–1 defeat to

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in their final game of the season on 25 April, earning himself the 'Player of the Match' award. Ahead of the

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season, Hubble joined Billericay Town on 11 August 2015. He rejoined Leiston in January 2017. He subsequently joined Coggeshall Town in the summer. In October 2019, Hubble signed for Maldon & Tiptree, making 19 league appearances, scoring four goals. In August 2020, Hubble signed for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubble, Conor 1994 births Living people Footballers from Chelmsford English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Leiston F.C. players Billericay Town F.C. players Coggeshall Town F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players 21st-century English sportsmen