Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Kilby Hawkes | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Easington, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 2 February 2015[1] | (aged 81)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Shotton Colliery Welfare | |||
1951–1957 | Luton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1961 | Luton Town | 90 | (1) |
1961–1962 | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
1962–1963 | Bedford Town | 2 | (0) |
1963–196? | St Neots Town | ||
– | Dunstable Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kenneth Kilby Hawkes (6 May 1933 – 2 February 2015) was an English professional footballer best known as a player for Luton Town.[2][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,[3][4] Hawkes played non-league football for Bedford Town,[5] St Neots Town and Dunstable Town.[6]
His younger brother Barry also played League football for teams including Luton Town.[6]