Ken Hawkes

Ken Hawkes
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Kilby Hawkes
Date of birth	6 May 1933
Place of birth	Easington, County Durham, England
Date of death	2 February 2015 (aged 81)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Shotton Colliery Welfare
1951–1957	Luton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1961	Luton Town
1961–1962	Peterborough United
1962–1963	Bedford Town
1963–196?	St Neots Town
–	Dunstable Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Kilby Hawkes (6 May 1933 – 2 February 2015) was an English professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.^[2]^[1]

Career

Joining Luton Town as a trainee in 1951, Hawkes broke into the first-team only in 1957. He made 102 appearances for Luton, including playing in the 1959 FA Cup Final, before leaving in 1961 to join Peterborough United. After a solitary first-team appearance for Peterborough,^[3]^[4] Hawkes played non-league football for Bedford Town,^[5] St Neots Town and Dunstable Town.^[6]

His younger brother Barry also played League football for teams including Luton Town.^[6]

Honours

Luton Town

FA Cup runner-up: 1958–59^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ken Hawkes 1933-2015 - Rest in peace". Luton Town F.C. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ "Ken Hawkes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ Joyce, Mike. "Ken Hawkes". Since 1888. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
^ "1962/3 Results and teams". Bedford Old Eagles. David Williams. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Best Years Players F–H". Bedford Old Eagles. David Williams. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

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[LTFC-1] "Ken Hawkes 1933-2015 - Rest in peace". Luton Town F.C. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[2] "Ken Hawkes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[joyce-3] Joyce, Mike. "Ken Hawkes". Since 1888. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.

[Hugman-4] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.

[5] "1962/3 Results and teams". Bedford Old Eagles. David Williams. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

[FtoH-6] "Best Years Players F–H". Bedford Old Eagles. David Williams. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

[7] Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

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