Mike Hellawell
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| Mike Hellawell | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Stephen Hellawell | |
| Date of birth | 30 June 1938 | |
| Place of birth | Keighley, England | |
| Playing position | Outside right | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1955–1957 1957–1965 1965–1967 1967–1968 1968–1969 1969–1971 |
Queens Park Rangers Birmingham City Sunderland Huddersfield Town Peterborough United Bromsgrove Rovers |
45 (7) 178 (30) 44 (2) 46 (1) 9 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1962 | England | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael Stephen "Mike" Hellawell (born 30 June 1938) is a former professional footballer who played two games for England in 1962 against France and Northern Ireland.
Hellawell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire. He signed for Queens Park Rangers in August 1955 and made his debut in the home match against Exeter City on 25 February 1956[1]. He played 45 games in the Football League for Rangers before being transferred to Birmingham City in 1957.
While with Birmingham he played in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1961, won the League Cup in 1963,[2] and won his two full caps for England.[3] After eight years at Birmingham he went on to play league football for Sunderland, Huddersfield Town and Peterborough United and non-league football for Bromsgrove Rovers.[4]
Hellawell also showed promise as an allround cricketer for Warwickshire, for whom he played one first-class match.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Macey,Gordon (1999). The Official History of Queens Park Rangers Football Club. London: Queens Park Rangers FC. ISBN 0 9536367 0 4.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Mike Hellawell". englandstats.com. http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=466. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Mike Hellawell". UK A-Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/mikehellawell.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Michael Hellawell". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30143/30143.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
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