Mark Hughes

Welsh forward who had two spells at Manchester United, was twice PFA Players' Player of the Year, and scored in the Community Shield, League Cup final and FA Cup final of 1993–94.

Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh football manager and former player. During his playing career he usually operated as a forward or midfielder. He had two spells at Manchester United, and also played for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, as well as the English clubs Chelsea, Southampton, Everton and finally Blackburn Rovers. He made 72 appearances for Wales scoring 16 goals. He won a host of winners' medals during his playing career, including two Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups. He also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal and a League Cup runners-up medal. He retired from playing in 2002.

Quick Facts

Full name: Leslie Mark Hughes
Born: 1 November 1963
Birthplace: Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Height: 1.74 m / 5 ft 9 in
Position: Forward
Total caps: 606
Total goals: 164

Lore & Background

Born in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Hughes joined Manchester United after leaving school in the summer of 1980. He did not make his first team debut for three years, scoring in a 1–1 draw away to Oxford United in the League Cup in the 1983–84 season. He broke into the first team in April 1984. In the 1985–86 season, he scored 17 goals in the Football League First Division, the highest league tally of his career.

In the summer of 1986, he was sold to Barcelona for £2 million. He was loaned to Bayern Munich for the 1987–88 season. In May 1988, he returned to Manchester United for a then club record fee of £1.8 million. He scored twice as United drew 3–3 with Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.

He scored both goals against former club Barcelona as United lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991. He was United's top scorer in the 1992–93 Premier League title-winning season with 15 league goals.

Reader's Guide

Mark Hughes is a former forward or midfielder who played for Manchester United in two spells, as well as Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Southampton, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers. He won two Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups. He was the first player to win the PFA Players' Player of the Year award twice (1989 and 1991). He scored in the FA Community Shield, League Cup final, and FA Cup final in the same season (1993–94), but did not score in the 1994 FA Cup final. He retired from playing in 2002. He later managed Wales, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Southampton, Bradford City, and Carlisle United.