Emlyn Hughes statue

Emlyn Hughes was born on the 28th August 1947 in Barrow in Furness and went on to captain Liverpool football club and the English national side. He started his football career playing for Barrow before joining Blackpool, making his debut in 1964. From Blackpool he went to Liverpool in 1967 and for four seasons Liverpool did not win any honours and then in 1970 after a defeat by Watford the team was transformed with new players coming in and the old leaving and Liverpool went on to dominate the 70s.