John Hawley (footballer)

John Hawley
Personal information
Full name John East Hawley[1]
Date of birth (1954-05-08) 8 May 1954[1]
Place of birth Patrington, England
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1978 Hull City 114 (22)
1975–1976 → St. Louis Stars (loan) 20 (11)
1978–1979 Leeds United 33 (16)
1979–1981 Sunderland 25 (11)
1981–1983 Arsenal 20 (3)
1982 → Leyton Orient (loan) 4 (1)
1982 → Hull City (loan) 3 (1)
1983–1985 Bradford City 67 (28)
1985–1986 Scunthorpe United 21 (7)
Total 307 (100)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John East Hawley (born 8 May 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. Active between 1972 and 1986 for seven different clubs, he made a total of 287 appearances in the Football League, scoring 89 goals. He also had a brief spell playing in the United States.

Career

Born in Patrington, East Riding of Yorkshire,[1] Hawley played for Hull City, Leeds United, Sunderland, Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Bradford City and Scunthorpe United.[2][3][4][5][6] He also played in the United States for the St. Louis Stars.[7]

While at Bradford City, he was a player during the Bradford City stadium fire.[8] He has been credited with saving the life of a supporter by pulling him to safety.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Profile". leeds-fans.org. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Profile". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Profile". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Rick Broadbent (9 May 2005). "Tragic day that left a city scarred for life". The Times. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  9. ↑ Simon Parker (11 January 2014). "'Thank you for saving my life ...' Bradford fire survivor's message to former Bantams striker John Hawley nearly three decades on". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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