Billy Askew | |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1959 |
Birth Place: | Great Lumley, Durham, England |
Height: | 5 ft 5 in[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1979–1982 |
Clubs1: | Middlesbrough |
Caps1: | 12 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1982–1990 |
Clubs2: | Hull City |
Caps2: | 253 |
Goals2: | 19 |
Years3: | 1990–1991 |
Clubs3: | Newcastle United |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1991 |
Clubs4: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 281 |
Totalgoals: | 19 |
Billy Askew (born 2 October 1959) is an English footballer best known for his career with Hull City.
Askew attended Lord Lawson school in Birtley and began his career with Middlesbrough before joining Hull in 1982. A left-footed midfield dynamo, he was an integral part of the side's rise from the Fourth to Second Division in the 80s before leaving for Newcastle United in 1990. After a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town, he moved to Gateshead.
In 1994, he moved to Waterford United where he made 3 appearances.
After retiring from playing he was a publican in Hull.[2] He is currently connected to the coaching staff at Darlington F.C.