Alan Hawley (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan James Hawley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Woking, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1974 | Brentford | 317 | (4) |
| 1971 | → Fulham (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1974 | → Hillingdon Borough (loan) | ||
| 1974 | → Aldershot (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1974–1976 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
| 1977 | Wimbledon | 1 | (0) |
| 1977 | Kingstonian | ||
| 1978–1979 | Walton & Hersham | ||
| – | Ruislip Manor | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1976 | Hillingdon Borough (player-manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alan James Hawley (born 7 June 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a right back. He made over 340 appearances for Brentford and was added to the club's Hall of Fame in 2013.[2]
Playing career
Brentford
Hawley began his career at Division Four club Brentford as an apprentice in June 1962,[3] earning £7 a week.[4] When he made his debut at home to Barrow on 29 September 1962 at the age of 16 years, 3 months and 22 days, Hawley was the youngest player to make his debut for Brentford,[5] but he was unable to break into the team on a regular basis.[6] Hawley had to wait until the 1964–65 season to make his breakthrough and won his first piece of silverware, the London Challenge Cup.[1] Either side of a long spell out with a cartilage problem, Hawley was an ever-present during the 1967–68 and 1969–70 seasons.[1]
After a period on the transfer list,[3] the highlight of Hawley's career came during the 1971–72 season, when he missed just three games of a successful campaign in which a third-place finish saw the Bees promoted to Division Three.[1] He succeeded Bobby Ross as captain of the side in 1972 and was awarded a testimonial in May 1974 against Leyton Orient,[3][5] earning him £1,732.[7] Hawley departed the club at the end of the 1973–74 season, having made 343 appearances and scored four goals for the club.[1] Hawley was added to the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2013, alongside fellow inductees and former teammates Jackie Graham and Bobby Ross.[2]
Loans
Having gradually fallen out of favour at Griffin Park, Hawley spent time on loan at Fulham (1971),[8] Hillingdon Borough and Aldershot (1974).[9]
Non-league football
After his departure from Brentford, Hawley played on in non-league football, appearing for Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Kingstonian, Walton & Hersham and Ruislip Manor.[10]
Managerial and coaching career
Hawley was named as caretaker manager of Southern League Premier Division side Hillingdon Borough in August 1975 and was named player-manager the following month.[10] He remained in the role until his dismissal in November 1976.[10] Hawley returned to Brentford in the early 1990s, working under Joe Gadston in the club's youth system.[10]
Personal life
Hawley is married with two sons.[11] After retiring from football, he taught at the London Oratory School and met his now wife, who owned a fish and chip shop.[11] After a period working at Heathrow Airport and at a second fish and chip shop in Earls Court, Hawley began working full-time in the shops.[11] He and his wife took over the running of the High Tide fish and chip shop in Aylesbury in 1997.[11]
Honours
As a player
As an individual
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1962–63[12] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963–64[12] | Third Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1964–65[12] | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66[12] | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67[12] | Fourth Division | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1967–68[12] | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69[12] | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1969–70[12] | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 1970–71[12] | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72[12] | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73[12] | Third Division | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1973–74[12] | Fourth Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Career total | 317 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 343 | 4 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 73–74. ISBN 0955294916.
- 1 2 3 Chapman, Mark. "Trio added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 254-255.
- ↑ Brentford Official Matchday Magazine versus Darlington 26/09/98. London: Morganprint Blackheath Ltd. p. 25.
- 1 2 TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic 25/08/03. London: The Yellow Printing Company Limited. p. 33.
- ↑ "Brentford | News | Where Are They Now? | Where Are They Now? | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ALAN HAWLEY – PART 1". Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Crewe Alexandra 06/04/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. p. 20.
- ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 90.
- 1 2 3 4 Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic 14/08/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
- 1 2 3 4 "Brentford | News | Where Are They Now? | Where Are They Now? | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ALAN HAWLEY – PART 2". Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 385–393. ISBN 0951526200.