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Emlyn Hughes
Liverpool FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

61 caps 1 goal
67% successful
1969-1980
disciplined: none
captaincies: 23
minutes played: 5367


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Emlyn Hughes Profile

Full name Emlyn Walter Hughes OBE
Popular name Emlyn Hughes
Nicknames Crazy Horse
Born  28 August 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Died 9 November 2004, of a brain tumour after a 15-month fight, at his home in Sheffield.
Height/Weight 5' 10˝", 12st 6lb. [1980].
Biographies Crazy Horse / Emlyn Hughes. London: Arthur Barker, 1980.

Club Career

Club(s) Roose FC youth player, signed professionally for Blackpool FC in September 1964.  Transferred to Liverpool FC for Ł65,000 in February 1967.  Leaving for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in August 1979 for Ł90,000. Signed for Rotherham United FC as a player-manager in July 1981, to Hull City AFC in March 1983, Mansfield Town FC in August 1983 and Swansea City FC in September 1983.  Retired in October 1983.
Club honours FA Cup runners-up 1970-71, 1976-77, FA Charity Shield runners-up 1971, Football Championship winners 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, UEFA Cup winners 1972-73, 1975-76, FA Cup winners 1973-74,  FA Charity Shield winners 1974, 1976, 1977, European Cup winners 1976-77, 1977-78, European Super Cup winners 1977, European Super Cup runners-up 1978, Football League Cup runners-up 1977-78, Football League Cup winners 1979-80.
Individual honours FWA Player of the Year 1977.
Distinctions Awarded the OBE in 1980.

Managerial Career

Club(s) Rotherham United FC July 1981 until March 1983.  Became a director of Hull City AFC during the 1988-89 season.
Club honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number 861st player to appear for England.
Position(s) Left back, central defender.
First match No. 436, 5 November 1969, Netherlands 0 England 1, at the Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam.
Last match No. 542, 24 May 1980, Scotland 0 England 2, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, as a 71st minute substitute.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1970.  European Championship Finals 1980.
Team honours None.
Individual honours England U23 (8 apps), Football League (4 apps).
Distinctions None.

 

Emlyn Hughes - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Goals Avg Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
64+ 62 21 59 3 1 5367 1 0.016 0 23 None

 

Emlyn Hughes - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 29 15 9 5 54 17 +37 7 16 1.862 0.586 67.2 +10
Away 33 17 10 6 44 25 +19 9 19 1.333 0.758 66.7 +11
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
All 62 32 19 11 98 42 +56 16 35 1.581 0.677 66.9 +21

 

Emlyn Hughes - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 2 4 1.500 1.333 62.5 +2
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
World Cup 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 2 4 1.500 1.333 62.5 +2

ECP

13 8 4 1 26 8 +18 2 9 2.000 0.615 76.9 +7
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
European Championship 13 8 4 1 26 8 +18 2 9 2.000 0.615 76.9 +7
British Championship 20 10 6 4 21 9 +12 7 13 1.050 0.450 65.0 +6
Friendly 21 10 7 4 39 19 +20 5 9 1.857 0.905 64.3 +6
All 62 32 19 11 98 42 +56 16 35 1.581 0.677 66.9 +21

 

Emlyn Hughes - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1972-74 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.750 1.000 50.0 =0
WCP 1976-78 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 1 3 2.250 0.500 75.0 +2
WCP All 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 2 4 1.500 0.750 62.5 +2
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1970 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
WCF All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
World Cup Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1972-74 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 1 1 0.750 1.000 50.0 =0
WC 1976-78 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 1 3 2.250 0.500 75.0 +2
WC All 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 2 4 1.500 0.750 62.5 +2
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1970-72 7 4 2 1 13 4 +9 1 5 1.857 0.571 71.4 +3
ECP 1974-76 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 1 3 1.333 0.000 83.3 +2
ECP 1978-80 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 0 1 3.000 1.333 83.3 +2
ECP All 13 8 4 1 26 8 +18 2 9 2.000 0.615 76.9 +7
European Championship Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
ECF All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
European Championship Preliminary Competitions and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1970-72 7 4 2 1 13 4 +9 1 5 1.857 0.571 71.4 +3
EC 1974-76 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 1 3 1.333 0.000 83.3 +2
EC 1978-80 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 0 1 3.000 1.333 83.3 +2
EC All 13 8 4 1 26 8 +18 2 9 2.000 0.615 76.9 +7
British Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1969-70 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 1 1 1.333 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1970-71 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.000 0.000 50.0 =0
BC 1971-72 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 1 2 1.333 0.333 66.7 +1
BC 1972-73 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.000 0.000 100.0 +2
BC 1973-74 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 1 2 1.000 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1974-75 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.000 0.000 50.0 =0
BC 1975-76 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
BC 1976-77 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1 0 0.500 1.500 00.0 -2
BC 1977-78 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 0 2 1.000 0.000 100.0 +2
BC 1978-79 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.000 0.000 50.0 =0
BC 1979-80 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 0 1 1.500 0.500 75.0 +1
BC All 20 10 6 4 21 9 +12 7 13 1.050 0.450 65.0 +6
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 2 4 1.500 0.750 62.5 +2
EC 13 8 4 1 26 8 +18 2 9 2.000 0.615 76.9 +7
BC 20 10 6 4 21 9 +12 7 13 1.050 0.450 65.0 +6
All 41 22 12 7 59 23 +36 11 26 1.439 0.561 68.3 +15

 

Emlyn Hughes - Match History
Club:  Liverpool F.C. - 59 full caps
Coach: Alf Ramsey - 29 full caps
1 436 05-Nov-1969 Netherlands 0 England 1 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AW Start 3
2 437 10-Dec-1969 England 1 Portugal 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 3
3 439 25-Feb-1970 Belgium 1 England 3 Stade Émile Versé, Parc Astrid, Anderlecht, Bruxelles Fr AW Start 6
4 440 18-Apr-1970 England 1 Wales 1 Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC AD Start 3
5 441 21-Apr-1970 England 3 Northern Ireland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start 3
6 442 25-Apr-1970 Scotland 0 England 0 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AD Start 3
- 445 02-Jun-1970 Romania 0 England 1 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico WCF NW Squad member 16
- 446 07-Jun-1970 Brazil 1 England 0 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico NL
- 447 11-Jun-1970 Czechoslovakia 0 England 1 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico NW
- 448 14-Jun-1970 West Germany 3 England 2 Estadio Guanajuato, León, Mexico NL
7 449 21-Nov-1970 England 3  German Democratic Republic 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F HW Start 2
8 450 03-Feb-1971 Malta 0 England 1 Empire Stadium, Gzira ECP AW Start 3
9 451 21-Apr-1971 England 3 Greece 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW Start 3
10 452 12-May-1971 England 5 Malta 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW Start 6
11 454 19-May-1971 England 0 Wales 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD Start 6
12 457 10-Nov-1971 England 1 Switzerland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HD Start 11
13 458 01-Dec-1971 Greece 0 England 2 Karaiskaki Stadio, Piraes ECP AW Start 3
14 459 29-Apr-1972 England 1 West Germany 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HL Start 3
15 460 13-May-1972 West Germany 0 England 0 Olympiastadion, Berlin ECP AD Start 3
16 461 20-May-1972 Wales 0 England 3 Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC AW Start
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17 462 23-May-1972 England 0 Northern Ireland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL Start 3
18 463 27-May-1972 Scotland 0 England 1 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW Start 3
19 465 15-Nov-1972 Wales 0 England 1 Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd WCP AW Start 3
20 466 24-Jan-1973 England 1 Wales 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HD Start 3
21 467 14-Feb-1973 Scotland 0 England 5 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow Fr AW Start 3
22 469 15-May-1973 England 3 Wales 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start 3
23 470 19-May-1973 England 1 Scotland 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Start 3
24 472 06-Jun-1973 Poland 2 England 0 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AL Start 3
25 473 10-Jun-1973 USSR 1 England 2 Lenin Stadium, Moskva Fr AW Start 3
26 474 14-Jun-1973 Italy 2 England 0 Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino Fr AL Start 3
27 475 26-Sep-1973 England 7 Austria 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Start 3
28 476 17-Oct-1973 England 1 Poland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HD Start 3
29 477 14-Nov-1973 England 0 Italy 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL Start 3
Coach: Joe Mercer - 7 full caps
30 479 11-May-1974 Wales 0 England 2 Parc Ninian, Tongwynlais, Caerdydd BC AW Captain 4
31 480 15-May-1974 England 1 Northern Ireland 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Captain 4
32 481 18-May-1974 Scotland 2 England 0 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AL Captain 4
33 482 22-May-1974 England 2 Argentina 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Captain 2
34 483 29-May-1974 German Democratic Republic 1 England 1 Zentralstadion, Leipzig Fr AD Captain 2
35 484 01-Jun-1974 Bulgaria 0 England 1 Vasilij Levski Stadion, Sofiya Fr AW Captain 2
36 485 05-Jun-1974 Yugoslavia 2 England 2 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Beograd Fr AD Captain 2
Coach: Don Revie - 11 caps
37 486 30-Oct-1974 England 3 Czechoslovakia 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW Captain 3
38 487 20-Nov-1974 England 0 Portugal 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HD Captain 4
39 490 11-May-1975 Cyprus 0 England 1 Tsirion Athletic Centre, Ayia Phyla, Lemesos ECP AW Sub on - 43 min ?
40 491 17-May-1975 Northern Ireland 0 England 0 Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Start 3
41 506 17-Nov-1976 Italy 2 England 0 Stadio Olimpico, Roma WCP AL Start 6
42 508 30-Mar-1977 England 5 Luxembourg 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HW Start 6
43 510 31-May-1977 England 0 Wales 1 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL Start 6
44 511 04-Jun-1977 England 1 Scotland 2 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HL Captain 6
45 512 08-Jun-1977 Brazil 0 England 0 Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro Fr AD Start 6
46 513 12-Jun-1977 Argentina 1 England 1 Estadio Camilo Cichero, La Boca, Buenos Aires Fr AD Start 6
47 514 15-Jun-1977 Uruguay 0 England 0 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Fr AD Start 6
Coach: Ron Greenwood - 15 full caps
48 515 07-Sep-1977 England 0 Switzerland 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Captain 6
49 516 12-Oct-1977 Luxembourg 0 England 2 Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg WCP AW Captain 4
50 517 16-Nov-1977 England 2 Italy 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HW Captain 6
51 518 22-Feb-1978 West Germany 2 England 1 Olympiastadion, München Fr AL Captain 6
52 521 16-May-1978 England 1 Northern Ireland 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW Captain 6
53 522 20-May-1978 Scotland 0 England 1 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW Capt. off - 73 6
54 523 24-May-1978 England 4 Hungary 1 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW Captain 6
55 524 20-Sep-1978 Denmark 3 England 4 Idraetsparken, Křbenhavn ECP AW Captain 6
56 525 25-Oct-1978 Republic of Ireland 1 England 1 Lansdowne Road, Dublin ECP AD Captain 6
57 527 07-Feb-1979 England 4 Northern Ireland 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW Captain 6
58 529 23-May-1979 England 0 Wales 0 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD Captain 6
59 532 10-Jun-1979 Sweden 4 England 3 Rĺsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län Fr AL Captain 6
Club:  Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 3 full caps
60 538 26-Mar-1980 Spain 0 England 2 Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona, Barcelona Fr AW Sub on - 82 min -
61 541 20-May-1980 England 1 Northern Ireland 1 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HD Captain 6
62 542 24-May-1980 Scotland 0 England 2 Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow BC AW Sub on - 71 min -
- 544 12-Jun-1980 Belgium 1 England 1 Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino, Italy ECF ND Squad member 15
- 545 15-Jun-1980 Italy 1 England 0 Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino AL
- 546 18-Jun-1980 Spain 1 England 2 Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy NW

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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