Phil Hawker

Philip Nigel Hawker (born 7 December 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He scored 11 goals in 213 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Walsall and West Bromwich Albion.^[3]

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Personal information
Full name	Philip Nigel Hawker
Date of birth	(1962-12-07) 7 December 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth	Solihull, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position	Defender
Youth career
1978–1980	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	Birmingham City	35	(1)
1982–1990	Walsall	177	(10)
1990	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	1	(0)
1990–1991	Kidderminster Harriers
1991–1993	Solihull Borough
International career
1981	England Youth[2]	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Hawker was born in Solihull. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City where he turned professional in 1980. He deputised at left-back for Mark Dennis in the latter's absence, but was allowed to join Walsall in the 1982–83 season.^[4] Hawker spent eight seasons with the club, helping them to promotion to the Second Division in 1988.^[5] He scored in the play-off final against Bristol City heading home a corner from Mark Goodwin to make it 3-0 as Walsall won 4–0.^[6] He played one league game on loan for West Bromwich Albion before moving into non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers and then Solihull Borough.^[4] He went on to run a car dealership.^[5]

1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
2. ^ "Match results under 18 1980–1990". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
3. ^ "Phil Hawker". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
4. ^ ^{a b} Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Ultimate Saddlers A–Z 9". Walsall F.C. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011.
6. ^ "25 Years ago Today". Walsall F.C. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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