Liverpool legend's memorabilia expected to raise £500k at auction

A treasure trove of memorabilia from Liverpool legend Emlyn Hughes's playing days including match-worn shirts, medals and tracksuits is going under the hammer and is expected to raise up to half a million pounds.

Nicknamed Crazy Horse during a trophy-laden 13-year career with the Reds, Hughes was one of the club's greats and also captained England. He died in 2004 aged 57 from a brain tumour.

The 240 lots, which are being sold by the late star's family, include his 1977 European Cup winners medal, which has a guide price of between £40,000 and £60,000.

His son, Emlyn Hughes Jnr, and daughter, Emma Lynn, helped catalogue the collection before it was gathered for auction.

Emlyn Jnr said: "To me and Emma he was dad. To see all of this and to see how everyone who's seen it so far just being blown away is just great. There's some nice memories here.

"I was born in 1976 so I was just a bit too young to remember him playing. There are so many iconic shirts and we're lucky to say he was our dad."

Emma said: "I'm really blown away to be honest. It's been folded up in boxes for many years so to actually see it all laid out is quite incredible.

"I don't think you appreciate it until we got a bit older to really understand what he did achieve."

The collection includes shirts Hughes kept after swapping with fellow legends from around the globe including Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, George Best and Sir Kenny Dalglish.

There are also jerseys from one-off matches in the 1980s and 1990s, along with other items from his playing days which also saw him feature for clubs including Blackpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swansea City.

The live auction will take place at the Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool on 2 November.

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