The Welsh winger curled in on the stroke of half-time for what proved to be the winner as Non-League's Three Lions battled in vain for a leveller.
It takes Mark Jones' side made up of players from the Cymru Premier - level with England's two wins from the five games played so far in this annual fixture.
But it's the first time silverware has been presented with a touching tribute to Hughes, who is so fondly remembered for the impact he had on both sides of the border: A boyhood Merthyr Town fan, Hughes was Southern League chairman and FA council member when he passed away in January.
His family presented the special cup to captain Clayton Green and boss Jones couldn't have been prouder of their performance.
"It's fantastic," Jones said.
"To see a team put in the effort like that - it was an incredible performance by a group of boys who deserved to win.
"We get a lot of credit as managers and coaches, but the boys with the shirts on were incredible. We ask them to win personal battles - I just said to them, you've won 11 out of 11 battles. If you do that, you win football matches." Whether Wales should have had 11 men on the pitch was open to debate after Green flew into a challenge on classy midfielder Ed Francis on 43 minutes.
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