Ken Hawkes | |
Fullname: | Kenneth Kilby Hawkes |
Birth Date: | 1933 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Easington, County Durham, England |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears2: | 1951–1957 |
Youthclubs1: | Shotton Colliery Welfare |
Youthclubs2: | Luton Town |
Years1: | 1957–1961 |
Years2: | 1961–1962 |
Years3: | 1962–1963 |
Years4: | 1963–196? |
Years5: | – |
Clubs3: | Bedford Town |
Clubs4: | St Neots Town |
Clubs5: | Dunstable Town |
Caps1: | 90 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Caps3: | 2 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Kenneth Kilby Hawkes (6 May 1933 – 2 February 2015) was an English professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.[1]
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,[2] [3] Hawkes played non-league football for Bedford Town,[4] St Neots Town and Dunstable Town.[5]
His younger brother Barry also played League football for teams including Luton Town.[5]
Luton Town