Phil Hawker
Personal information
Full name Philip Nigel Hawker
Date of birth (1962-12-07) 7 December 1962
Place of birth Solihull, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1978–1980 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983 Birmingham City 35 (1)
1982–1990 Walsall 177 (10)
1990West Bromwich Albion (loan) 1 (0)
1990–1991 Kidderminster Harriers
1991–1993 Solihull Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Nigel Hawker (born 7 December 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He scored 11 goals in 213 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Walsall and West Bromwich Albion.[2]

Hawker was born in Solihull. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City where he turned professional in 1980. He deputised at left-back for Mark Dennis in the latter's absence, but was allowed to join Walsall in the 1982–83 season.[3] Hawker spent eight seasons with the club, helping them to promotion to the Second Division in 1988.[4] He scored in the play-off final against Bristol City heading home a corner from Mark Goodwin to make it 3-0 as Walsall won 4–0.[5] He played one league game on loan for West Bromwich Albion before moving into non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers and then Solihull Borough.[3] He went on to run a car dealership.[4]

References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. "Phil Hawker". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. 1 2 "Ultimate Saddlers A–Z 9". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011.
  5. "25 Years ago Today". Walsall F.C. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.


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