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Alan Hawley
Personal information
Full name Alan James Hawley[1]
Date of birth (1946-06-07) 7 June 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Woking, England
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1962 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1974 Brentford 317 (4)
1971 → Fulham (loan)
1973–1974 → Hillingdon Borough (loan)
1974 → Aldershot (loan)
1974–1976 Hillingdon Borough
1977 Wimbledon 1 (0)
1977 Kingstonian
1978–1979 Walton & Hersham
Ruislip Manor
Managerial career
1975–1976 Hillingdon Borough (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan James Hawley (born 7 June 1946 in Woking, Surrey) 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]

Career

Brentford

Hawley began his career at Division Four club Brentford as an apprentice, earning £7 a week.[3] 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.[4] 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]

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 was captain of the side on occasion and was awarded a testimonial in May 1974 against Leyton Orient,[4] earning him £1,732.[5] 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), Hillingdon Borough (1973–74) and Aldershot (1974).[6]

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.[6]

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.[6] He remained in the role until his dismissal in November 1976.[6] Hawley returned to Brentford in the early 1990s, working under Joe Gadston in the club's youth system.[6]

Honours

As a player

Brentford

As an individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 73, 74. ISBN 0955294916.
  2. ^ a b c Mark Chapman. "TRIO ADDED TO BRENTFORD FC HALL OF FAME". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ Brentford Official Matchday Magazine versus Darlington 26/09/98. London: Morganprint Blackheath Ltd. p. 25.
  4. ^ a b TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic 25/08/03. London: The Yellow Printing Company Limited. p. 33.
  5. ^ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Crewe Alexandra 06/04/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. p. 20.
  6. ^ a b c d e Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic 14/08/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
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