Bert Hawkins

Bert Hawkins (29 September 1923 – 21 June 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for Bristol City, West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers.[1]

Bert Hawkins
Personal information
Full name Bertram William Hawkins[1]
Date of birth (1923-09-29)29 September 1923
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 21 June 2002(2002-06-21) (aged 78)
Place of death Bristol, England
Playing position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
1949–1950 Bristol City 8 (4)
1950–1951 Bath City ? (?)
1951–1953 West Ham United 34 (16)
1953–1954 Queens Park Rangers 8 (3)
1954–1955 Cheltenham Town ? (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After starting his career at Bristol Rovers, Hawkins joined Bristol City in 1949.[2] He joined Bath City in February 1950, making his Southern League debut against Weymouth,[3] and his home debut on 4 March 1950 against Gloucester City.[4] He was retained for the 1950–51 season,[5] and was signed by West Ham United on 31 August 1951 for £2,750 (with a proportion of the fee going to previous club Bristol City),[3][6] as a replacement for the injured Bill Robinson.[7] A day later, he scored on his Hammers debut, a 1–1 draw against Hull City. He totalled 15 goals in 32 Second Division appearances for West Ham in the 1951–52 season, and also made three FA Cup appearances for the club.[8][9]

After sustaining an injury during pre-season, he scored his only other goal for West Ham in a 3–1 home win against Brentford on 1 November 1952, and played one further game in 1952–53 before moving to Queens Park Rangers.[8][9] He then played for Cheltenham Town during the 1954–55 season.[10]

References
  1. "Bert Hawkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. Bert Hawkins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. "Past Players: Bert Hawkins". Bath City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "City's Home Draw a Fair Result". Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald. 11 March 1950. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Bath City Building Strong Side". Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald. 1 July 1950. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Treble Chance for New Men". Daily Mirror. 1 August 1951. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Hillier, Roger. "Bill Robinson". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 23. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  9. "Bert Hawkins". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  10. Iles, Keith (2002). "1954–1955 Summary". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2009.


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