Alan Hawley (footballer)

Alan Hawley
Personal information
Full name	Alan James Hawley
Date of birth	7 June 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Woking, England
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1962	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1974	Brentford
1971	→ Fulham (loan)
1974	→ Hillingdon Borough (loan)
1974	→ Aldershot (loan)
1974–1976	Hillingdon Borough
1976	Wimbledon
1976–1977	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) 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.

Playing career

Brentford

Hawley began his career at Fourth Division club Brentford as an apprentice in June 1962,^[2] 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] but he was unable to break into the team on a regular basis.^[5] 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,^[2] the highlight of Hawley's career came during the 1971–72 season, when he helped the club to a third-place finish, which saw the Bees promoted to the Third Division.^[1] He succeeded Bobby Ross as captain of the club in 1972,^[2] but gradually fell out of favour at Griffin Park and spent time on loan at Hillingdon Borough and Aldershot in 1974.^[6] Hawley was awarded a testimonial in May 1974 against Leyton Orient,^[4] 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.^[8]

Non-League football

After his departure from Brentford, Hawley played on in non-League football for Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Kingstonian, Walton & Hersham and Ruislip Manor.^[9]^[10]

Managerial and coaching career

Hawley was named as caretaker manager of Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough in August 1975 and was named player-manager the following month.^[9] He remained in the role until his dismissal in November 1976.^[9] Hawley returned to Brentford in the early 1990s, working under Joe Gadston in the club's youth system.^[9]

Personal life

Hawley is married with two sons and a daughter.^[11] After retiring from football, he taught at the London Oratory School and met his now wife, who owned a fish and chip shop.^[11] 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.^[11] He and his wife took over the running of the Hi-Tide fish and chip shop in Aylesbury in 1997.^[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1962–63^[12]	Fourth Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1963–64^[12]	Third Division	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	1964–65^[12]	Third Division	18	1	0	0	0	0	19	0
	1965–66^[12]	Third Division	36	0	2	0	2	0	40	0
	1966–67^[12]	Fourth Division	37	0	3	0	3	0	43	0
	1967–68^[12]	Fourth Division	46	2	2	0	1	0	49	2
	1968–69^[12]	Fourth Division	10	1	2	0	0	0	12	1
	1969–70^[12]	Fourth Division	46	1	1	0	3	0	50	1
	1970–71^[12]	Fourth Division	26	0	3	0	1	0	30	0
	1971–72^[12]	Fourth Division	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	1972–73^[12]	Third Division	43	0	0	0	2	0	45	0
	1973–74^[12]	Fourth Division	22	0	0	0	1	0	23	0
Career total			317	4	13	0	13	0	343	4

Honours

Brentford

Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1971–72^[1]
London Challenge Cup: 1964–65^[1]

Individual

Brentford Hall of Fame^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 73–74. ISBN 0955294916.
^ ^a ^b ^c Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 254-255.
^ Brentford Official Matchday Magazine versus Darlington. London: Morganprint Blackheath Ltd. 26 September 1998. p. 25.
^ ^a ^b TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic. London: The Yellow Printing Company Limited. 25 August 2003. p. 33.
^ "Where Are They Now? Alan Hawley – Part 1". Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 90.
^ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Crewe Alexandra. Quay Design of Poole. 6 April 1996. p. 20.
^ ^a ^b Chapman, Mark. "Trio added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic. Blackheath: Morganprint. 14 August 1999. p. 41.
^ "Players: Alan Hawley". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Where Are They Now? Alan Hawley – Part 2". Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 385–393. ISBN 0951526200.

Sources

Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796716.