Phil Hawker

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Phil Hawker
Personal information
Full name Philip Nigel Hawker
Date of birth (1962-12-07) 7 December 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Solihull, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1978–1980 Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1983 Birmingham City 35 (1)
1982–1990 Walsall 177 (10)
1990West Bromwich Albion (loan) 1 (0)
1990–1991 Kidderminster Harriers
1991–1993 Solihull Borough
International career
1981 England Youth [2] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Nigel Hawker (born 7 December 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He scored 11 goals in 213 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Walsall and West Bromwich Albion. [3]

Hawker was born in Solihull. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City where he turned professional in 1980. He deputised at left-back for Mark Dennis in the latter's absence, but was allowed to join Walsall in the 1982–83 season. [4] Hawker spent eight seasons with the club, helping them to promotion to the Second Division in 1988. [5] He scored in the play-off final against Bristol City heading home a corner from Mark Goodwin to make it 3-0 as Walsall won 4–0. [6] He played one league game on loan for West Bromwich Albion before moving into non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers and then Solihull Borough. [4] He went on to run a car dealership. [5]

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