Keith Hooker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith William Hooker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Fleet, Hampshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1969 | Brentford | 32 | (2) |
| → Brentwood Town (loan) | |||
| 1969 | Durban Spurs | ||
| 1970–1972 | Port Elizabeth City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keith William Hooker (born 31 January 1950) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Brentford.
Career[edit]
Brentford[edit]
Hooker progressed through the Brentford youth team to make his senior debut at age 16 in a 0–0 Fourth Division draw with Wrexham on 14 January 1967,[2] due to an injury crisis.[3] He impressed enough to make 9 further appearances during the remainder of the 1966–67 season and scored his maiden goal for the club with the only goal of the game versus Notts County on 1 April.[3] Hooker was a first team regular during the 1967–68 season and made 23 appearances, scored one goal and signed a professional contract in February 1968.[3][4] He made just one appearance during the 1968–69 season and departed the club at the end of the campaign.[3] Hooker made 34 appearances and scored two goals for the Bees.[2]
Brentwood Town (loan)[edit]
While with Brentford, Hooker had a loan spell with Essex Olympian League club Brentwood Town.[2]
South Africa[edit]
After his release from Brentford, Hooker moved to South Africa and played for National Football League clubs Durban Spurs and Port Elizabeth City between 1970 and 1972.[2] He played under former teammate Matt Crowe at the latter club.[2]
Personal life[edit]
After his retirement from football, Hooker remained in South Africa.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1966–67[3] | Fourth Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 1967–68[3] | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1968–69[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Keith Hooker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 80. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f g White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Brentford Football Club Official Programme – Season 1967–68 – Football League Div. IV – Brentford v. Luton Town (PDF). Brentford: The Brentford Printing & Publishing Co. 17 February 1968. p. 6.
- ^ Big Interview: Keith Hooker (Interview). Brentford Football Club. 4 January 2015.
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- 1950 births
- People from Fleet, Hampshire
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National Football League (South Africa) players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Addington F.C. players
- Brentwood Town F.C. players
- Living people
- English expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Men's association football wing halves
- Footballers from Hampshire
- English football midfielder, 1950s birth stubs