Emlyn Hughes
Hughes at his first club, Blackpool
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Emlyn Walter Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 November 2004 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Blackpool | 28 | (0) |
| 1967–1979 | Liverpool | 474 | (35) |
| 1979–1981 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 58 | (2) |
| 1981–1983 | Rotherham United | 56 | (6) |
| 1983 | Hull City | 9 | (0) |
| 1983 | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Swansea City | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 632 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1967–1970 | England U-23 | 8 | (1) |
| 1969–1980 | England | 62 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1983 | Rotherham United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Emlyn Walter Hughes OBE(28 August 1947 – 9 November 2004) was an English footballer.
Hughes started his career in 1964 at Blackpool before moving to Liverpool in 1967. He would eventually turn out for Liverpool on 665 occasions, and captain the side to four league titles and an FA Cup victory in the 1970s. Added to these domestic honours were two European Cups, including Liverpool's first ever, when the Reds defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1977; and two UEFA Cup titles. Hughes won the Football Writers' Player of the Year in 1977. Hughes would complete a full set of English football domestic honours by winning the League Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1980. In addition to the Wolves, he later played for Rotherham United, Hull City, Mansfield Town and Swansea City. Hughes earned 62 caps for the England national team, which he also captained.
After retiring from football, he developed a media career, mainly with the BBC. He was made an OBE in 1980 for his services to sport. Hughes died of a brain tumour, aged 57, in 2004.
Emlyn Hughes was the son of Fred Hughes, a Great Britain, Wales, Barrow, and Workington Town rugby league footballer.
After being refused a trial by local side Barrow, Hughes joined Blackpool, then a first division side. He made his début for Blackpool in 1964 playing alongside Jimmy Armfield and Alan Ball, initially as an inside forward, but later at left-half.
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