Dean Hawkshaw Explained

Dean Hawkshaw
Birth Date:24 April 1997
Birth Place:Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position:Left Midfielder
Currentclub:Stranraer
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:2008-2017
Youthclubs1:Kilmarnock
Years1:2015–2018
Clubs1:Kilmarnock
Caps1:76
Goals1:5
Years2:2018
Clubs2:Stranraer (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:1
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Glenafton Athletic
Caps3:32
Goals3:2
Years4:2019–2021
Clubs4:Airdrieonians
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:2021–
Clubs5:Stranraer
Caps5:44
Goals5:4
Club-Update:22:17, 07 November 2021 (UTC)

Dean Hawkshaw (born 24 April 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Stranraer. Hawkshaw has previously played for Kilmarnock, Glenafton Athletic and Airdrieonians.

Career

Hawkshaw made his league debut for Kilmarnock in August 2016 against Motherwell, being taken off after a clash of heads with Carl McHugh. McHugh was out of play for several months with a head injury,[1] while Hawkshaw had a concussion.[2] Hawkshaw was out for months with a later knee injury.[3] He remained in and around the first-team under the management of both Lee Clark and Lee McCulloch, but dropped out of the squad under Steve Clarke. Hawkshaw was loaned to Stranraer in January 2018,[4] and released by Kilmarnock at the end of the 2017–18 season.[5]

Hawkshaw made a trial appearance for Greenock Morton in a friendly against Forfar Athletic in July 2018.[6] He signed for Junior side Glenafton Athletic in September 2018.[7]

Hawkshaw then moved to Scottish League One club Airdrieonians,[8] and made his first league appearance for the club in a 1–0 win against Forfar on 23 March 2019. In May 2019, he signed a new contract with the club.[9] Hawkshaw returned to Stranraer in July 2021.[10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock2015–16Scottish Premiership0000100010
2016–1715000001[11] 1161
2017–185000000050
Total200001010221
Stranraer (loan)2017–18Scottish League One120000000120
Airdrieonians2018–19Scottish League One6000000060
2019–209010203[12] 0150
2020–210000000000
Total150102030210
Stranraer2021–22Scottish League Two2000300050
Career total490106041601

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The cruel side of sport - Carl and Keith face long lay-offs. 27 October 2016 .
  2. Web site: Morris not yet ready to make Dons debut . The Courier . August 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203163948/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-angus-and-the-mearns-edition/20160820/282497183074627 . 2019-12-03 . live.
  3. Web site: Kilmarnock v Celtic team news ahead of the Premiership clash. 18 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Completed Transfers - Deadline Day January 2018 . Scottish FA . 31 January 2018 . 31 January 2018.
  5. News: Haggerty . Anthony . Kilmarnock midfielder Dean Hawkshaw set to leave club at the end of the season . 30 September 2018 . Daily Record . 13 April 2018.
  6. News: Match Report: Forfar Athletic 0-0 Morton. Greenock Morton F.C.. Jonathan Mitchell. 7 July 2018. 9 July 2018. 8 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162619/https://gmfc.net/2018/07/07/match-report-forfar-athletic-0-0-morton/. dead.
  7. News: Cassidy . Frank . Ex-Killie starlet signs for Glens . 30 September 2018 . Cumnock Chronicle . 28 September 2018 . en.
  8. Web site: DIAMONDS SWOOP TO SIGN HAWKSHAW. Airdrieonians F.C.. 7 March 2019. 21 October 2019.
  9. Web site: MILLAR AND HAWKSHAW RETURN TO BOOST MIDFIELD. Airdrieonians F.C.. 22 May 2019. 21 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Dean Hawkshaw – Stranraer FC.
  11. Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  12. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup