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EnglandDefensive Midfielder

Emlyn Hughes

Emlyn Walter Hughes

  • Date of birth:
  • Place of birth: Barrow-in-Furness, England
  • Died
  • Baconbauer number 2
All positions:Positions
  • Midfielder
  • Defender
  • Centre Midfielder
  • Centre Back
  • Left Back
  • Left Half
Caps
62
59 starts · 3 as sub
Goals
1
0.02 per game
Assists
0
0.00 per game
All-time · England
#40
in caps
Debut
3 Feb 1971
vs Malta, aged 23

National Teams · England

Caps and goals per year
YearCapsStartsAs subGoalsCaps and goals per year
19803120
19793300
19786600
19779900
19761100
19752110
19749900
1973101000
19726601
19716600
19705500
19692200
Total625931

All international matches

  1. Friendly · Hampden ParkAvs.ScotlandOwn contribution: came on 71'Match report: Scotland vs. England 0–2Win
  2. Friendly · Wembley StadiumHvs.Northern IrelandOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: England vs. Northern Ireland 1–1Draw
  3. Friendly · L'Estadi Camp NouAvs.SpainOwn contribution: came on 82'Match report: Spain vs. England 0–2Win
  4. European Championship 1980 · Group 1 · Wembley StadiumHvs.Northern IrelandOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: England vs. Northern Ireland 4–0Win
  5. European Championship 1980 · Group 1 · Aviva StadiumAvs.IrelandOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Ireland vs. England 1–1Draw
  6. European Championship 1980 · Group 1 · ParkenAvs.DenmarkMatch report: Denmark vs. England 3–4Win
  7. World Cup 1978 · Group 2 · Wembley StadiumHvs.ItalyMatch report: England vs. Italy 2–0Win
  8. World Cup 1978 · Group 2 · Stade Josy BarthelAvs.LuxembourgMatch report: Luxembourg vs. England 0–2Win
  9. World Cup 1978 · Group 2 · Wembley StadiumHvs.LuxembourgMatch report: England vs. Luxembourg 5–0Win
  10. World Cup 1978 · Group 2 · Stadio Olimpico RomaAvs.ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. England 2–0Defeat
  11. European Championship 1976 · Group 1 · Tsirion StadiumAvs.CyprusMatch report: Cyprus vs. England 0–1Win
  12. European Championship 1976 · Group 1 · Wembley StadiumHvs.PortugalMatch report: England vs. Portugal 0–0Draw
  13. European Championship 1976 · Group 1 · Wembley StadiumHvs.CzechoslovakiaMatch report: England vs. Czechoslovakia 3–0Win
  14. World Cup 1974 · Group 5 · Wembley StadiumHvs.PolandMatch report: England vs. Poland 1–1Draw
  15. World Cup 1974 · Group 5 · Stadion ŚląskiAvs.PolandMatch report: Poland vs. England 2–0Defeat
  16. World Cup 1974 · Group 5 · Wembley StadiumHvs.WalesMatch report: England vs. Wales 1–1Draw
  17. World Cup 1974 · Group 5 · Ninian ParkAvs.WalesMatch report: Wales vs. England 0–1Win
  18. European Championship 1972 · Quarter-final · OlympiastadionAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. England 0–0Draw
  19. European Championship 1972 · Quarter-final · Wembley StadiumHvs.GermanyMatch report: England vs. Germany 1–3Defeat
  20. European Championship 1972 · Group 3 · Wembley StadiumHvs.MaltaMatch report: England vs. Malta 5–0Win
  21. European Championship 1972 · Group 3 · Empire StadiumAvs.MaltaMatch report: Malta vs. England 0–1Win
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Results over time

3 Feb 1971 · Win12 May 1971 · Win29 Apr 1972 · Defeat13 May 1972 · Draw15 Nov 1972 · Win24 Jan 1973 · Draw6 Jun 1973 · Defeat7 Oct 1973 · Draw30 Oct 1974 · Win20 Nov 1974 · Draw11 May 1975 · Win17 Nov 1976 · Defeat30 Mar 1977 · Win12 Oct 1977 · Win16 Nov 1977 · Win20 Sept 1978 · Win25 Oct 1978 · Draw7 Feb 1979 · Win26 Mar 1980 · Win20 May 1980 · Draw24 May 1980 · Win

One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.

Most frequent teammates

#PlayerYearsTogetherBoth started
1Ray Clemence1972–19801311
2David Watson1974–1980129
3Kevin Keegan1972–1980119
4Colin Bell1972–197598
5Trevor Brooking1974–198097
6Roy McFarland1971–197688
7Martin Chivers1971–197388
8Alan Ball1971–197586
9Norman Hunter1971–197477
10Ray Wilkins1977–198075
11Paul Madeley1972–197466
12Bobby Moore1971–197366
13Trevor Cherry1976–198065
14Mick Channon1973–197765
15Martin Peters1971–197365
16Steve Coppell1977–198064
17Phil Neal1977–198054
18Mick Mills1976–198054
19Peter Barnes1977–197944
20Bob Latchford1977–197944

Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 21 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.

Most frequent opponents

#OpponentYearsMatchesWDLGoals
1Northern Ireland1979–198021100
2Italy1976–197721010
3Luxembourg197722000
4Poland197320110
5Wales1972–197321100
6Germany197220110
7Malta197122000
8Scotland198011000
9Spain198011000
10Denmark197811000
11Ireland197810100
12Cyprus197511000
13Portugal197410100
14Czechoslovakia197411000

FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.