Mark Hughes
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 in 1991
![]() Hughes as manager of Stoke City in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leslie Mark Hughes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 November 1963||
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) |
1987–1988 | → Bayern 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 |
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other[A] | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
1984–85 | First Division | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
Bayern Munich (loan) | 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
Manchester United | 1988–89 | First Division | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 52 | 21 | |
1991–92 | First Division | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 53 | 14 | |
1992–93 | Premier League | 41 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 48 | 16 | ||
1993–94 | Premier League | 36 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | 54 | 22 | |
1994–95 | Premier League | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 9] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 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 |
- Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal
- Includes Football League Cup
- Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in European Cup
- Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
- Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- Appearance in European Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 May 1984 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1983–84 British Home Championship |
2 | 22 May 1984 | Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1983–84 British Home Championship |
3 | 14 November 1984 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 30 April 1985 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 5 June 1985 | Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway | ![]() | 2–4 | 2–4 | Friendly |
6 | 10 September 1985 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 9 September 1987 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification |
8 | 1 June 1988 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta, Malta | ![]() | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
9 | 17 October 1990 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualification |
10 | 14 October 1992 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 17 February 1993 | Tolka Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
12 | 28 April 1993 | Bazaly, Ostrava, Czech Republic | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13 | 2 June 1996 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14 | 3–0 | |||||
15 | 31 August 1996 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 | 5–0 |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 October 2023
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Wales | 3 August 1999 | 13 October 2004 | 41 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 29.3 | [11][12] |
Blackburn Rovers | 15 September 2004 | 4 June 2008 | 188 | 82 | 47 | 59 | 43.6 | [13] |
Manchester City | 4 June 2008 | 19 December 2009 | 77 | 36 | 16 | 25 | 46.8 | [14][13] |
Fulham | 29 July 2010 | 2 June 2011 | 43 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 32.6 | [15][13] |
Queens Park Rangers | 10 January 2012 | 23 November 2012 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 23.5 | [13] |
Stoke City | 30 May 2013 | 6 January 2018 | 200 | 71 | 48 | 81 | 35.5 | [13] |
Southampton | 14 March 2018 | 3 December 2018 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 18.5 | [16][13] |
Bradford City | 24 February 2022 | 4 October 2023 | 82 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 37.8 | [13] |
Total | 692 | 259 | 184 | 249 | 37.4 |
Honours
Player
Manchester United[17]
- Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94[18]
- FA Cup: 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94
- Football League Cup: 1991–92
- FA Charity Shield: 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990–91
- European Super Cup: 1991
Chelsea[19]
- FA Cup: 1996–97
- Football League Cup: 1997–98
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98
Blackburn Rovers
- Football League Cup: 2001–02[20]
- Football League First Division runner-up: 2000–01
Individual
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1984–85[21]
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1988–89, 1990–91[22]
- PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1985–86,[23] 1988–89,[24] 1990–91,[25] 1991–92[26]
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1990–91[27]
- Welsh Footballer of the Year: 1993, 1994[28]
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 1996–97[29]
- Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame[30]
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 2002[31]
References
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