Mark Hateley
Encyclopedia
Mark Wayne Hateley is a retired English
football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team
(including games in the 1986 World Cup
), and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland. His nickname is Attila.
, playing over 100 games in the First Division before moving to Portsmouth
in the summer of 1983 just after their promotion to the Second Division. He scored 22 league goals in the 1983-84 season
and on 28 June 1984 he was transferred to A.C. Milan
for £1million.
However, his move did not come at one of the famous Italian
side's greatest times, when they were still re-establishing themselves in Serie A
after slipping out of it twice (the first time due to demotion as a result of a match fixing scandal) in the previous six years. That year he also helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
, scoring six goals in the knockout stages, bringing his final tally for the Under-21 side to eight goals in 10 appearances.
He then joined AS Monaco
in 1987, where he spent three years and won a French league title under the management of Arsene Wenger
before transferring to Rangers
in July 1990. Manager Graeme Souness
had attempted to bring him to Ibrox
three years earlier from AC Milan, only for Monaco to pip him to Hateley's signature.
Arguably he enjoyed his best days at Rangers, where he scored both goals in a title-clinching 2–0 victory against Aberdeen
on the final day of the 1990–91 season
. He was also the first non-Scottish player to win the Scottish Football Writers' Association
Footballer of the Year award.
He left Rangers in late 1995 (having won five successive league titles with an average of some 20 goals per season), with family problems suspected to be the catalyst for his move to Queen's Park Rangers for £
1.5million - a large sum for a 34-year-old. Rangers manager Walter Smith
had also favoured Ally McCoist
and Gordon Durie
as his strikers for the 1995-96 season
, having also bought Oleg Salenko and Peter van Vossen
for the forward positions.
However, he was unable to stop QPR from suffering relegation from the Premier League in 1995–96
and was consigned largely to the reserves thereafter. Though he did have a short loan spell at Leeds United during this period, but six appearances in the 1996-97 season
failed to produce a single Premier League goal.
In early 1997, with Rangers trying to win their ninth title in a row, and with a huge injury list, manager Walter Smith
desperately needed a striker, and re-signed Hateley for £300,000 for the vital game against Rangers' biggest rivals, Celtic
. Rangers won the game 1–0 but Hateley was sent off for headbutting Stewart Kerr
. He played four times in his second spell at Rangers, scoring once, as Rangers won their ninth successive Scottish league title. His contract was not renewed and he spent the following season back in England, with an unsuccessful spell as player-manager of financially troubled Division Three club Hull City.
He ended his playing career after being given a free transfer by Ross County
in September 1999 due to several poor performances.
. Hateley managed Hull between 1997 and 1999, but left after two unproductive seasons which saw them struggling near the foot of The Football League
and overshadowed by the constant fear of extinction.
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, was also an English striker who played for many clubs including Notts County
, Aston Villa
, Chelsea
and Liverpool
.
Hateley's son Tom
, born 1989 in Monaco, plays for Motherwell as a midfielder.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
(including games in the 1986 World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
), and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland. His nickname is Attila.
Playing
Hateley started his career at Coventry CityCoventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
, playing over 100 games in the First Division before moving to Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
in the summer of 1983 just after their promotion to the Second Division. He scored 22 league goals in the 1983-84 season
1983-84 in English football
The 1983–84 season was the 104th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :Liverpool had a great first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history...
and on 28 June 1984 he was transferred to A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
for £1million.
However, his move did not come at one of the famous Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
side's greatest times, when they were still re-establishing themselves in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
after slipping out of it twice (the first time due to demotion as a result of a match fixing scandal) in the previous six years. That year he also helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1984, which spanned two years , had 30 entrants. Albania, Iceland and Wales competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition for the second time running....
, scoring six goals in the knockout stages, bringing his final tally for the Under-21 side to eight goals in 10 appearances.
He then joined AS Monaco
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
in 1987, where he spent three years and won a French league title under the management of Arsene Wenger
Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
before transferring to Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
in July 1990. Manager Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness
Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s and player-manager of Rangers in the late 1980s as well as captain of the Scottish national team. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur,...
had attempted to bring him to Ibrox
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
three years earlier from AC Milan, only for Monaco to pip him to Hateley's signature.
Arguably he enjoyed his best days at Rangers, where he scored both goals in a title-clinching 2–0 victory against Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
on the final day of the 1990–91 season
1990-91 in Scottish football
The 1990–91 season was the 94th season of competitive football in Scotland. It was notable for the fact that there was a last day title decider at Ibrox between Rangers and Aberdeen. Both teams went into the match level on points and goal difference, but Rangers needed to win the match...
. He was also the first non-Scottish player to win the Scottish Football Writers' Association
Scottish Football Writers' Association
The Scottish Football Writers' Association is an association of Scottish football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies, founded in 1965...
Footballer of the Year award.
He left Rangers in late 1995 (having won five successive league titles with an average of some 20 goals per season), with family problems suspected to be the catalyst for his move to Queen's Park Rangers for £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
1.5million - a large sum for a 34-year-old. Rangers manager Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at...
had also favoured Ally McCoist
Ally McCoist
Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist, MBE ; 24 September 1962) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Rangers in Scotland....
and Gordon Durie
Gordon Durie
Gordon Scott Durie , known as Jukebox after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.- Playing career :...
as his strikers for the 1995-96 season
1995-96 in Scottish football
The 1995–96 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Summary:Rangers won the Premier Division with a record 87 points, finishing four ahead of rivals Celtic. Aberdeen were third with 55 points ....
, having also bought Oleg Salenko and Peter van Vossen
Peter van Vossen
Peter Jacobus van Vossen is a former Dutch footballer, who played for K.S.K. Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Rangers, Feyenoord, De Graafschap and Vitesse. During his time with Ajax he won the 1994/95 European Cup. During his time at Rangers he is well known for missing an open goal in an...
for the forward positions.
However, he was unable to stop QPR from suffering relegation from the Premier League in 1995–96
1995-96 in English football
- Premiership :Newcastle United were 12 points clear at the top of Manchester United, but Alex Ferguson's relatively young and inexperienced side overhauled them during the second half of the season to win the title....
and was consigned largely to the reserves thereafter. Though he did have a short loan spell at Leeds United during this period, but six appearances in the 1996-97 season
1996-97 in English football
The 1996–1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England.Arrival into the league and exit out of the league returns in the fourth tier for the first time after its 3 season absence with only 1 relegation spot.- Premier League :...
failed to produce a single Premier League goal.
In early 1997, with Rangers trying to win their ninth title in a row, and with a huge injury list, manager Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at...
desperately needed a striker, and re-signed Hateley for £300,000 for the vital game against Rangers' biggest rivals, Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
. Rangers won the game 1–0 but Hateley was sent off for headbutting Stewart Kerr
Stewart Kerr
Stewart Kerr is a Scottish former football goalkeeper, who played for Celtic, Brighton and Wigan Athletic....
. He played four times in his second spell at Rangers, scoring once, as Rangers won their ninth successive Scottish league title. His contract was not renewed and he spent the following season back in England, with an unsuccessful spell as player-manager of financially troubled Division Three club Hull City.
He ended his playing career after being given a free transfer by Ross County
Ross County F.C.
Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the...
in September 1999 due to several poor performances.
Management
Following his departure from Rangers for a second time he became player manager for Hull CityHull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
. Hateley managed Hull between 1997 and 1999, but left after two unproductive seasons which saw them struggling near the foot of The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
and overshadowed by the constant fear of extinction.
Rangers
- Scottish Premier LeagueScottish football championsThe Scottish football champions are the winners of the highest league in Scottish football, namely the Scottish Football League from 1890 until 1998 and the Scottish Premier League thereafter....
(5): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 - Scottish CupScottish CupThe Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
(2): 1992Scottish Cup 1991-92The 1991–92 Scottish Cup was the 107th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Airdrieonians in the final.-First round:-Replay:-Second round:-Replays:-Third round:...
, 1993Scottish Cup 1992-93The 1992–93 Scottish Cup was the 108th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Aberdeen in the final.-First round:-Second round:-Replays:-Third round:-Replays:... - Scottish League CupScottish League CupThe Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
(3): 1991, 1993, 1994
Club statistics
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Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
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Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
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Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
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Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
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A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
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Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
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Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
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Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
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Scottish Football League Premier Division
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system...
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Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
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Football League Championship
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Personal life
His father, TonyTony Hateley
Tony Hateley is a former footballer who played for numerous English clubs as a striker. He is also the father of former England footballer Mark Hateley and grandfather of Motherwell footballer Tom Hateley....
, was also an English striker who played for many clubs including Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
, Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
.
Hateley's son Tom
Tom Hateley
Tom Hateley is an English footballer currently with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell. Hateley can play as a central midfielder or right back. He is also known for his free-kick taking abilities.-Background:...
, born 1989 in Monaco, plays for Motherwell as a midfielder.