| Derek Hales | |
| Fullname: | Derek David Hales |
| Birth Date: | 1951 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Lower Halstow, Kent, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1970–1972 |
| Clubs1: | Dartford |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 1972–1973 |
| Clubs2: | Luton Town |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1973–1976 |
| Clubs3: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps3: | 129 |
| Goals3: | 72 |
| Years4: | 1976–1977 |
| Clubs4: | Derby County |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 1977–1978 |
| Clubs5: | West Ham United |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 1978–1985 |
| Clubs6: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps6: | 191 |
| Goals6: | 76 |
| Years7: | 1985–1986 |
| Clubs7: | Gillingham |
| Caps7: | 40 |
| Goals7: | 9 |
| Totalcaps: | 443 |
| Totalgoals: | 187 |
Derek David Hales (born 15 December 1951) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Charlton Athletic,[1] with his most prolific season being 1975–76, when he scored 28 league goals and was leading scorer in the Football League Second Division. He is also famous for an on-field fight with teammate Mike Flanagan during an FA Cup tie against Maidstone in 1979.[2] After running a pub in his native village Lower Halstow, he was employed at the Howard School in Gillingham.[3]