 Charles Hughes began his coaching career with the England national amateur football team and Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team between 1964-74 winning 48 matches out of 77.Charles Hughes began football coaching in 1964 by being assistant coach to Allen Wade, he used the experience he gained from studying for a degree in physical education at Loughborough University.Hughes would later become the Director of Coaching for The Football Association and publish his book, "The Winning Formula", which would be the basis of how English football would be played and coached for several decades.