Tony Hateley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Hateley | ||
Date of birth | 13 June 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
Date of death | 1 February 2014 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Preston, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1963 | Notts County | 131 | (77) |
1963–1966 | Aston Villa | 127 | (68) |
1966–1967 | Chelsea | 27 | (6) |
1967–1968 | Liverpool | 56 | (28) |
1968–1969 | Coventry City | 17 | (4) |
1969–1970 | Birmingham City | 28 | (6) |
1970–1972 | Notts County | 57 | (32) |
1973–1974 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | (1) |
1974 | Boston Minutemen | 3 | (0) |
1974-1975 | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
1975-1976 |
Prescot Town | ||
1976-1977 | Barrow | ||
Total | 451 | (218) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Hateley (13 June 1941 – 1 February 2014) was an English professional
Early life
Tony Hateley was born in Derby on 13 June 1941. He was educated at Normanton Junior School.[2]
Playing career
Hateley started his career with Notts County, where he first established himself as a prolific goalscorer, especially through his heading ability, and scored 77 league goals in 131 matches. The club won promotion to the Third Division in 1960–61.
Hateley's goals earned him a move to County's Midlands rivals
In October 1966
Having scored a total of nine goals in 33 appearances, in June 1967 Hateley was sold to Bill Shankly's Liverpool, who broke his own club's record in paying £96,000 for him.[1] He scored 27 goals for Liverpool in the 1967–68 season,[1] including hat-tricks against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, but once again Hateley's style did not suit his team's and he moved on after a year, this time to Coventry City. After a season at Coventry he was sold to Birmingham City and then returned to his first club, Notts County, where he rediscovered his scoring touch and led them to the Fourth Division title in 1970–71. After a brief stint at Oldham Athletic and 3 matches for the Boston Minutemen in the North American Soccer League he retired from the game in 1974, having scored almost 250 career goals. He was never capped for England.
After his retirement from the professional game he played in non-League for
At the time of his retirement his combined
After football
In his later years Hateley had Alzheimer's disease.[8] He died aged 72 on 1 February 2014.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Beesley, Chris (1 February 2014). "Former Liverpool player Tony Hateley dies aged 72". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Tony Hateley – obituary". The Telegraph. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 March 1966". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Great Games: Tottenham Hotspur 5 Aston Villa 5 – March 19, 1966". Birmingham Mail. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Notts County legend Tony Hateley was front page news in the Post in June 1963". Nottingham Post. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Classic London Cup Finals". Evening Standard. London. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Ponting, Ivor (2 February 2014). "Tony Hateley: Footballer acclaimed for his prowess in the air who was a prolific goalscorer for Bill Shankly's Liverpool side". The Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Welch, Julie (3 February 2014). "Tony Hateley obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
- Tony Hateley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- NASL stats
- Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes
- LFC history profile