1997 Merlin Premier Gold #46 Mark Hughes MGC 9

1997 Merlin Premier Gold #46 Mark Hughes MGC 9

This Mark Hughes card is number 46 from the 1997 Merlin Premier Gold collection, covering the 1997-98 Premier League season.

Merlin Premier Gold was a premium trading card set produced annually during the late 1990s, featuring foil card designs across the Premier League.

Hughes was in his third season at Chelsea when this card was issued. Having signed from Manchester United in 1995, the Welsh international had become a key figure in a Chelsea squad transformed by a wave of international signings under Ruud Gullit and then Gianluca Vialli.

The 1997-98 campaign was one of the most successful of Hughes’ career at club level. Chelsea won the League Cup, beating Middlesbrough 2-0 in the final at Wembley, and the European Cup Winners’ Cup, defeating Stuttgart 1-0 in Stockholm. At 34, Hughes proved he remained a formidable competitor, providing experience and physical presence alongside the technical brilliance of Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Di Matteo and Dennis Wise.

Features

• Card number 46 from the 1997 Merlin Premier Gold set.
• Features Wales legend Mark Hughes during Chelsea’s League Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup double season.
• Graded MGC 9 by Majesty Grading Company.

Specifications

• Player: Mark Hughes
• Team: Chelsea
• Card Number: #46
• Card Type: Base
• Serial Number: Unnumbered
• Season: 1997-98
• Manufacturer: Merlin
• Series: Premier Gold 98

Condition and Shipping

This card has been graded MGC 9 by Majesty Grading Company and is encapsulated in a protective slab.

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