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Young Everton defender Mark Hughes has been sold to Northampton Town for an un-disclosed fee today. The player, who captained the reserve side, scoring goals in the kind of way that reminded many of Derek Mountfield, was hailed by many as the ideal replacement for the aging pairing of David Weir and Alan Stubbs – [...]

Alan Stubbs has declared his delight at seeing Mark Hughes make his Goodison Park debut on Tuesday night, and his pleasure at being part of something very rare in top flight football these days, a local pairing at the back. Stubbsy told evertonTV, “I was chuffed to bits for Hughesy. He is a Kirkby lad [...]

Reserve team captain Mark Hughes has signed a one year contract after considering leaving the club for first team football. However, after speaking with David Moyes, he has decided to take his chances and stay at Goodison Park for 12 more months. He said, “I am happy to sign the deal. This year has all [...]