Derek Hales

Derek David Hales (born 15 December 1951) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

Derek Hales

Personal information
Full name	Derek David Hales
Date of birth	(1951-12-15) 15 December 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Lower Halstow, Kent, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Dartford	29	(15)
1972–1973	Luton Town	7	(1)
1973–1976	Charlton Athletic	129	(72)
1976–1977	Derby County	23	(4)
1977–1978	West Ham United	24	(10)
1978–1985	Charlton Athletic	191	(76)
1985–1986	Gillingham	40	(9)
Total		443	(187)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^{[citation needed]} 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]

References

General

• Roger Triggs (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
• Derek Hales at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

Specific

1. Fawbert, Dave (26 April 2019). "The world's most miserable football player profile is absolutely brilliant". Shortlist. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
2. Rookwood, Dan (26 October 2001). "It's a knock-out". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. the-football-league-paper 17 May 2015, issue No.247