It was the club's last trophy under Shanks. The Kop idol played the last of his 665 games in the forgettable FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United at Goodison before a £90,000 transfer to Wolves. Signed from Blackpool for £65,000 in February 1967, Hughes was destined for the top from day one. Hughes made his Reds début in the 2–1 league win over Stoke City at Anfield on 4 March 1967, he scored his first goal in the 6–0 thrashing of Newcastle United, again, at Anfield on 26 August the same year. The following season was the most eventful in Hughes' career. Blackpool, Emlyn Hughes' widow on brain tumour which killed him. However, the smile was restored 4 days later when he captained Liverpool to a historic 3–1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in Rome to win the European Cup. '" alt="?aeoeia@Mail.ru"'+' border=0 height=31 width=88>') After his playing career, Hughes became a popular figure on British television, appearing regularly as team captain on the BBC's A Question Of Sport. Then, as a jumbled video that included footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers on 9/11 continued to play on the screen, two figures dressed in black came on stage with long swords. Hughes had six caps by the time Ramsey included him in his provisional squad of 27 which flew to South America for altitude-acclimatising friendly games against Colombia and Ecuador.

It was also by far the biggest studio audience – 1,000 fans, relatives, friends, team-mates and opponents saw to that. ', he asked, 'I'm sorry sir you can't continue the journey in that car as you've got no lights'. Hughes soon established a reputation for charging upfield from his defensive midfield position on long, complicated runs, and constantly berating referees. Emlyn Hughes, captain of Liverpool and England, a forceful and exuberant left-half, whose charging runs upfield earned him the nickname Crazy Horse, has died aged 57. 'No not me you fool', he said, 'I've got the future captain of England alongside me. The league title went to Forest too, but Liverpool managed to retain the European Cup with a 1–0 win over FC Bruges at Wembley, with Hughes lifting the trophy for a second year running. s=screen;a+=';s='+s.width+'*'+s.height Next thing, a police car flags us down and the young officer comes up to the car and Shanks winds down the window. Exhuberant left-half for Liverpool and England, who became a TV personality. Brian Glanville remembers Crazy Horse in The Guardian on 10th November 2004. Emlyn Hughes (1947-2004) NOVEMBER 17 Football bids farewell to Hughes BBC Sport Online Hundreds of former players and fans gathered on Wednesday at Sheffield Cathedral for the funeral of ex-England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes. Hughes scored his only international goal against Wales; the opening goal of a 3–0 British Home Championship victory at Ninian Park in 1972. His contribution to the club during the Shankly and Paisley eras went far beyond that unforgettable night in Rome, however. With his international career seemingly in tatters, Hughes nevertheless remained a solid and successful leader with Liverpool, now under the guidance of Bob Paisley following Shankly's retirement. if(js>11)d.write('<'+'!-- ')//-->