Alan Hawley (footballer)

Alan Hawley
Personal information
Full name Alan James Hawley[1]
Date of birth (1946-06-07) 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
1976 Wimbledon 1 (0)
1976–1977 Kingstonian
1978–1979 Walton & Hersham
Ruislip Manor
Teams managed
1975–1976 Hillingdon Borough (player-manager)
* 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][11]

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.[12] After retiring from football, he taught at the London Oratory School and met his now wife, who owned a fish and chip shop.[12] 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.[12] He and his wife took over the running of the Hi-Tide fish and chip shop in Aylesbury in 1997.[12]

Honours

As a player

Brentford

As an individual

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1962–63[13] Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1963–64[13] Third Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1964–65[13] 18 1 0 0 0 0 19 0
1965–66[13] 36 0 2 0 2 0 40 0
1966–67[13] Fourth Division 37 0 3 0 3 0 43 0
1967–68[13] 46 2 2 0 1 0 49 2
1968–69[13] 10 1 2 0 0 0 12 1
1969–70[13] 46 1 1 0 3 0 50 1
1970–71[13] 26 0 3 0 1 0 30 0
1971–72[13] 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
1972–73[13] Third Division 43 0 0 0 2 0 45 0
1973–74[13] Fourth Division 22 0 0 0 1 0 23 0
Career total 3174130 13 03434

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Chapman, Mark. "Trio added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 254-255.
  4. ↑ Brentford Official Matchday Magazine versus Darlington 26/09/98. London: Morganprint Blackheath Ltd. p. 25.
  5. 1 2 TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic 25/08/03. London: The Yellow Printing Company Limited. p. 33.
  6. ↑ "Brentford | News | Where Are They Now? | Where Are They Now? | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ALAN HAWLEY – PART 1". Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Crewe Alexandra 06/04/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. p. 20.
  8. ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  9. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 90.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic 14/08/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
  11. ↑ "Players: Alan Hawley". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Brentford | News | Where Are They Now? | Where Are They Now? | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ALAN HAWLEY – PART 2". Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  13. 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.
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