Derek Hales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek David Hales | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Lower Halstow, Kent, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968-1970 | Gillingham | ?? | (??) |
| 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) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Derek David Hales (born 15 December 1951) is an English former footballer.
He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Charlton Athletic (when both league and cup games are taken into account), with his most prolific season being 1975-76, when he scored 28 league goals and was leading scorer in the Football League Second Division.
After running a pub in his native village Lower Halstow, he is now a PE teacher at the Howard School in Gillingham.[1]
References
- General
- Roger Triggs (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Specific
- ↑ the-football-league-paper May 17, 2015, issue No.247
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