Dennis Hawkins

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Dennis Hawkins
Personal information
Full name Dennis Ronald Hawkins
Date of birth (1947-10-22) 22 October 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
1964–66 Leeds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1968 Leeds 2 (0)
1968–69 Shrewsbury 58 (9)
1970–71Chester 7 (1)
1971–72Workington 6 (1)
1972–73 Newport 9 (1)
International career
1966 Wales U-23 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Hawkins (born 22 October 1947) is a Welsh association football inside forward who played professionally in the 1960s and early 1970s, and won six caps for his country's under-23 side. [1] After developing in the youth team at Leeds United, [2] and realising that his first team chances within such a strong squad would be limited, he left to join Shrewsbury Town. In all he made 58 appearances for the Gay Meadow club. During this period he was loaned to both Chester and Workington. [3]

He finished his league career at Newport County.

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References

  1. "The PFA Premier League and Football League Players' Records 1946-98" Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN   1-85291-585-4
  2. Early career details
  3. "Player Details". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2008.