Ken Hawkes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Kilby Hawkes | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Easington, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 2015 (aged 81)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shotton Colliery Welfare | |||
| 1951–1957 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | Luton Town | 90 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Bedford Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1963–196? | St Neots Town | ||
| – | Dunstable Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Kilby Hawkes (6 May 1933 – 2 February 2015) was an English professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.[2][1]
Career[edit]
Joining Luton Town as a trainee in 1951, Hawkes broke into the first-team only in 1957. He made 102 appearances for Luton, including playing in the 1959 FA Cup Final, before leaving in 1961 to join Peterborough United. After a solitary first-team appearance for Peterborough,[3][4] Hawkes played non-league football for Bedford Town,[5] St Neots Town and Dunstable Town.[6]
His younger brother Barry also played League football for teams including Luton Town.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ken Hawkes 1933-2015 - Rest in peace". Luton Town F.C. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Ken Hawkes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Joyce, Mike. "Ken Hawkes". Since 1888. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
- ^ "1962/3 Results and teams". Bedford Old Eagles. David Williams. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Best Years Players F–H". Bedford Old Eagles. David Williams. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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- 1933 births
- 2015 deaths
- Footballers from Easington, County Durham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- St Neots Town F.C. players
- Dunstable Town F.C. players
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs