 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaberekerwa muCookstown, County Tyrone, Hughes akawana basa rake kuNewcastle United. Akaita kutanga kwake kwekutanga muCamp Nou mumutambo pakati peNewcastle neBarcelona musi wa26 Mbudzi 1997, achitsiva Philippe Albert panguva yehafu-yenguva mukukundwa kwe1-0 UEFA Champions League. Chikwata chake chekutanga chakatanga kurwisa Sheffield Chitatu musi wa 10 Ndira 1998, achitamba zvizere zvekukundwa 2 × 1 kuHillsborough. Kunyange zvazvo akaonekwa mumakwikwi ekutanga, kusanganisira semi-fainari neTottenham Hotspur kuOld Trafford mumushandirapamwe wekupedzisira semutambo wemaminitsi makumi matatu nematanhatu weSteve Howey akakuvara, Hughes haana kuiswa mumapoka eNewcastle nokuda kwekukundwa kwavo kweFA Cup Final muna 1998uye 1999. 