The 32-year-old, who spent spells at Luton Town and NEC Nijmegen during his playing career, has previous managerial experience with Real Maryland Monarchs and Newport County.
He also coached at Tottenham Hotspur under former boss Harry Redknapp and at Real Madrid during Jose Mourinho's reign.
Hudson replaces Argentine Gabriel Calderon, who was sacked following Bahrain's elimination from World Cup qualifying.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 26 | 56 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 32 | 48 | 76 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 34 | 41 | 74 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 66 |
| 5 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 60 |
| 6 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 53 |
| 7 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 54 | 15 | 50 |
| 8 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 48 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 47 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 45 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 44 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 43 |
| 13 | Fulham | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 42 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Brentford | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 35 |
| 16 | Everton | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 26 |
| 18 | Luton TownLuton | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 75 | -28 | 25 |
| 19 | Burnley | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 23 |
| 20 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 92 | -59 | 16 |
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