| 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 | |||
Derek David Hales (born 15 December 1951) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Charlton Athletic, with his most prolific season being 1975–76, when he scored 28 league goals and was leading scorer in the Football League Second Division. He is also famous for an on-field fight with teammate Mike Flanagan during an FA Cup tie against Maidstone in 1979. After running a pub in his native village Lower Halstow, he was employed at the Howard School in Gillingham.
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
- Fawbert, Dave (26 April 2019). "The world's most miserable football player profile is absolutely brilliant". Shortlist. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Rookwood, Dan (26 October 2001). "It's a knock-out". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- the-football-league-paper 17 May 2015, issue No.247
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from the Borough of Swale
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Kent