Keith Hicks

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Keith Hicks
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-08-09) 9 August 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Oldham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1969–1971 Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1980 Oldham Athletic 242 (11)
1980–1985 Hereford United 201 (2)
1985–1987 Rochdale 32 (1)
1987 Hyde United 26 (1)
1987–1988 Mossley
1988–1990 Hyde United 31 (1)
1991–1992 Mossley
Mossley (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Hicks (born 9 August 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He made 475 appearances in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s for Oldham Athletic, Hereford United and Rochdale, [2] before moving into non-league football with Hyde United, [3] [4] Mossley, including a spell as player-manager, and Radcliffe Borough. [5]

He is now a Football in the Community officer at Rochdale. [6]

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References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 310. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. "Keith Hicks". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  3. "Player Statistics: Keith Hicks". Hyde United F.C. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  4. "List of all games featuring Keith Hicks". Hyde United F.C. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  5. "Hackney to Hypolite". Complete A–Z Of Players 1919–2008. Mossley A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  6. "Meet The People Behind The Scenes at Spotland". Rochdale A.F.C. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.