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)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Shotton Colliery Welfare
1951–1957	Luton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1957–1961	Luton Town	90	(1)
1961–1962	Peterborough United	1	(0)
1962–1963	Bedford Town	2	(0)
1963–196?	St Neots Town
–	Dunstable Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Kenneth Kilby "Ken" Hawkes (6 May 1933 – 2 February 2015) was an English former 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]

References

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 Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
3. Joyce, Mike. "Ken Hawkes". Since 1888. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
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.
6. "Best Years Players F–H". Bedford Old Eagles. David Williams. Retrieved 9 September 2014.