Jon Hooker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 | Hertford Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Gillingham | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Brentford | 5 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Bishop's Stortford | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Billericay Town | 34 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Braintree Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Harlow Town | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:47, 21 January 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonathan "Jon" Hooker (born 31 March 1972 in London, England) is a retired English footballer. He began his career in Non-League football at Hertford Town, earning a move to the Football League with Gillingham in 1994. Shortly after, he moved to Brentford, for whom he made eight appearances in an eighteen-month spell. After his release in 1996, Hooker returned to non-league football and retired in 2002.
Career
Hertford Town
A forward, Hooker began his career at Isthmian League Division Three side Hertford Town.[1]
Gillingham
Hooker secured a move to the Football League when he signed for Division Three side Gillingham on 7 November 1994.[1] He made his professional debut with a starting appearance in a 3–1 Football League Trophy first round defeat to Brentford the following evening. It was Hooker's only appearance for the Gills and he departed a matter of days later.[1]
Brentford
Hooker signed for Division Two side Brentford in a £5000 deal on 14 November 1994, only a week after joining Gillingham.[1] Hooker initially made Capital League appearances for the club's reserve team and was called into the senior side for the first time for a league match versus Peterborough United on 10 December.[2] Awarded the number 22 shirt, Hooker made his Football League debut when he replaced Darren Annon during the 2–2 draw.[2] It was his only involvement in the first team during the 1994/95 season.[2] He made regular appearances for the reserves, scoring five goals and helping the team to second place in the Capital League.[2] Hooker found himself out of favour during the early part of the 1995/96 season, but an injury to Ijah Anderson saw Hooker called into the team to make his first start for the club in a 0–0 draw with Bristol City on 12 September 1995.[3] He started four games in a row and won "star player" recognition for his performance in a 1–0 home win over Walsall on 16 September.[3] Carl Asaba replaced Hooker in the starting line-up and Hooker failed to appear again until his was used as a winger in a 2–0 defeat at home to Shrewsbury Town on 4 November.[3] Hooker appeared as a substitute for Nicky Forster in the following game and made his final appearance for the club as a substitute for David McGhee in a 4–0 FA Cup first round replay win over Farnborough Town on 11 November.[3] Hooker was released at the end of the season, having made just eight first team appearances for the Bees.[1][3]
Return to non-league football
Hooker dropped back into Non-League football and played for Isthmian League Premier Division side Bishop's Stortford during the 1996/97 season. Hooker signed for Isthmian League Premier Division new boys Billericay Town in 1997.[4] He made 48 appearances and scored six goals during the 1997/98 season.[5] He left the club at the end of the 1998/99 season to join fellow Isthmian League Premier Division side Braintree Town. Hooker joined Isthmian League Division One side Harlow Town in the summer of 2000,[6] playing two seasons before retiring from football in 2002.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Jon Hooker | Football Stats | Billericay Town | Age 42". Soccer Base. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.legendspublishing.net/90/BBB90sampler.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 04/05/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996.
- ↑ "Club Year | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Billericay-stats". Geocities.ws. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Club Year | Clubs". The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 1 July 2014.