Mills. On 28 November, he received a red card in the 66th minute of a 3–1 win against Reading for a challenge on Matěj Vydra. He made a total of 23 appearances during the season. Hobbs was dropped from the first team in the first half of the 2016–17 season by manager Philippe Montanier, but was reinstated after Montanier was replaced by caretaker manager Gary Brazil. On 26 December, he played his first match of the season, starting in a 2–1 away defeat against Huddersfield Town. He played this match after recovering from "several niggling injuries". Hobbs played a total of 10 matches in the season. He was released by Forest at the end of the 2017–18 season. Bolton Wanderers Hobbs signed a one-year contract with Championship club Bolton Wanderers on 30 July 2018 following a successful trial. He scored his first goal for Bolton in a 1–1 draw with Reading on 29 January 2019. Hobbs left Bolton at the end of the 2018–19 season, but re-signed for the club on 30 August. He had agreed a contract months before, but had to wait for Bolton to come out of administration to re-sign. He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season. International career Hobbs made three appearances for the England national under-19 team, playing in all of their matches as they failed to qualify for the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in the elite qualification stage. Coaching career Hobbs was appointed as an assistant coach with Lincoln City's academy on 17 September 2021, working with the academy's shadow scholarship programme. Career statistics Honours Liverpool FA Youth Cup: 2005–06 Leicester City Football League One: 2008–09 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 2008–09 League One Leicester City Fan's Player of the Year: 2009–10 Leicester City Players' Player of the Year: 2009–10 References 1988 births Living people Footballers from Portsmouth English footballers England youth international footballers Association football defenders Lincoln City F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players People educated at Spalding Grammar School Association football coaches Lincoln City F.C. non-playing staff