Mark Hughes

Welsh association football player and manager

Leslie Mark Hughes (born November 1, 1963) is a Welsh football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Queens Park Rangers. Hughes played for Manchester United, Chelsea, and Barcelona during the 1980s and 1990s.

Mark Hughes
OBE
Hughes as manager of Stoke City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Leslie Mark Hughes[1]
Date of birth (1963-11-01) 1 November 1963 (age 61)[1]
Place of birth Ruabon, Wales
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1978–1980 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1986 Manchester United 89 (37)
1986–1988 Barcelona 28 (4)
1987–1988Bayern Munich (loan) 18 (6)
1988–1995 Manchester United 256 (83)
1995–1998 Chelsea 95 (25)
1998–2000 Southampton 52 (2)
2000 Everton 18 (1)
2000–2002 Blackburn Rovers 50 (6)
Total 606 (164)
National team
1984–1999 Wales 72 (16)
Teams managed
1999–2004 Wales
2004–2008 Blackburn Rovers
2008–2009 Manchester City
2010–2011 Fulham
2012 Queens Park Rangers
2013–2018 Stoke City
2018 Southampton
2022–2023 Bradford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Mark Hughes in 1991

Career statistics

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Sources:[3][4][5][6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1983–84 First Division 11 4 0 0 2 1 4[c] 0 0 0 17 5
1984–85 First Division 38 16 7 3 2 3 8[d] 2 55 24
1985–86 First Division 40 17 3 1 2 0 4 0 49 18
Total 89 37 10 4 6 4 12 2 4 0 121 47
Barcelona 1986–87 La Liga 28 4 2 0 7[d] 1 36 5
Bayern Munich (loan) 1987–88 Bundesliga 18 6 3 1 2[e] 0 0 0 23 7
Manchester United 1988–89 First Division 38 14 7 2 3 0 3[f] 0 51 16
1989–90 First Division 37 13 8 2 3 0 48 15
1990–91 First Division 31 10 3 2 9 6 8[c] 3 1[g] 0 52 21
1991–92 First Division 39 11 3 1 6 0 4[c] 2 1[h] 0 53 14
1992–93 Premier League 41 15 2 0 3 1 2[d] 0 48 16
1993–94 Premier League 36 12 7 4 8 5 2[e] 0 1[g] 1 54 22
1994–95 Premier League 34 8 6 2 0 0 5[i] 2 1[g] 0 46 12
Total 256 83 36 13 32 12 21 7 7 1 352 116
Chelsea 1995–96 Premier League 31 8 6 4 2 0 39 12
1996–97 Premier League 35 8 7 5 2 1 44 14
1997–98 Premier League 29 9 1 0 6 2 3[c] 1 1[g] 1 40 13
Total 95 25 14 9 10 3 3 1 1 1 123 39
Southampton 1998–99 Premier League 32 1 2 0 2 0 36 1
1999–2000 Premier League 20 1 2 0 3 0 25 1
Total 52 2 4 0 5 0 61 2
Everton 1999–2000 Premier League 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
2000–01 Premier League 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Total 18 1 0 0 1 0 19 1
Blackburn Rovers 2000–01 First Division 29 5 5 0 0 0 34 5
2001–02 Premier League 21 1 3 0 6 1 30 2
Total 50 6 8 0 6 1 64 7
Career total 606 164 77 27 60 20 45 11 12 2 799 224
  1. Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 Appearances in European Cup
  6. Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  8. Appearance in European Super Cup
  9. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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Sources:[8][9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales
1984 5 3
1985 6 3
1986 1 0
1987 5 1
1988 5 1
1989 5 0
1990 4 1
1991 7 0
1992 8 1
1993 6 2
1994 3 0
1995 3 0
1996 5 4
1997 3 0
1998 3 0
1999 3 0
Total 72 16
Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hughes goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Mark Hughes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 May 1984 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales   England 1–0 1–0 1983–84 British Home Championship
2 22 May 1984 Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales   Northern Ireland 1–0 1–1 1983–84 British Home Championship
3 14 November 1984 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales   Iceland 2–1 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 30 April 1985 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales   Spain 2–0 3–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 5 June 1985 Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway   Norway 2–4 2–4 Friendly
6 10 September 1985 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales   Scotland 1–0 1–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 9 September 1987 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales   Denmark 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
8 1 June 1988 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta, Malta   Malta 2–2 3–2 Friendly
9 17 October 1990 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales   Belgium 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
10 14 October 1992 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus   Cyprus 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 17 February 1993 Tolka Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–2 Friendly
12 28 April 1993 Bazaly, Ostrava, Czech Republic   RCS 1–0 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 2 June 1996 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino   San Marino 2–0 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 3–0
15 31 August 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales   San Marino 2–0 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 5–0

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 3 October 2023
Managerial record and tenure by team
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Wales 3 August 1999 13 October 2004 41 12 15 14 029.3 [11][12]
Blackburn Rovers 15 September 2004 4 June 2008 188 82 47 59 043.6 [13]
Manchester City 4 June 2008 19 December 2009 77 36 16 25 046.8 [14][13]
Fulham 29 July 2010 2 June 2011 43 14 16 13 032.6 [15][13]
Queens Park Rangers 10 January 2012 23 November 2012 34 8 6 20 023.5 [13]
Stoke City 30 May 2013 6 January 2018 200 71 48 81 035.5 [13]
Southampton 14 March 2018 3 December 2018 27 5 10 12 018.5 [16][13]
Bradford City 24 February 2022 4 October 2023 82 31 26 25 037.8 [13]
Total 692 259 184 249 037.4

Honours

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Player

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Manchester United[17]

Chelsea[19]

Blackburn Rovers

Individual

Manager

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Individual

References

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  12. "Hughes deserved a better farewell". BBC Sport. 13 October 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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  14. "Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager". BBC Sport. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  15. "Mark Hughes resigns as Fulham manager". BBC Sport. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  16. "Mark Hughes: Southampton appoint former Stoke manager until end of season". BBC Sport. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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  20. "Cole strike stuns Spurs". BBC Sport. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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  28. "GARETH RETAINS FAW AWARD". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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