Keith Hooker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith William Hooker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Fleet, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1969 | Brentford | 32 | (2) |
| → Brentwood Town (loan) | |||
| 1969 | Durban Spurs | ||
| 1970–1972 | Port Elizabeth City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keith William Hooker (born 31 January 1950) is an English retired professional football midfielder who played in the Football League for Brentford.
Career
Brentford
Hooker progressed through the Brentford youth team to make his senior debut at age 16 in a 0–0 Division Four draw with Wrexham on 14 January 1967,[2] due to an injury crisis.[3] He impressed enough to go on and make 9 further appearances during the remainder of the 1966–67 season and scored his maiden goal for the club with the only goal of the game versus Notts County on 1 April.[3] Hooker was a first team regular during the 1967–68 season, making 23 appearances and scoring one goal.[3] He made just one appearance during the 1968–69 season and departed the club at the end of the campaign.[3] Hooker made 34 appearances and scored two goals for the Bees.[2]
Brentwood Town (loan)
While with Brentford, Hooker had a loan spell with Essex Olympian League side Brentwood Town.[2]
South Africa
After his release from Brentford, Hooker moved to South Africa, playing for National Football League sides Durban Spurs and Port Elizabeth City between 1970 and 1972.[2] He played under former teammate Matt Crowe at the latter club.[2]
Personal life
After his retirement from football, Hooker remained in South Africa.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1966–67[3] | Fourth Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 1967–68[3] | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1968–69[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ "Keith Hooker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 80. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f g White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Big Interview: Keith Hooker (Interview). Brentford Football Club. 2015.
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- National Football League (South Africa) players
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