Peter Hawkins (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Peter Hawkins is an English
footballer who plays for Whitstable Town
as a defender. He has made over 275 senior appearances for Wimbledon
, York
, Rushden & Diamonds
, Ebbsfleet, Maidstone
and Tonbridge.
. He joined York City
on a loan in February 2000, where he made 14 appearances in League Two
in the 1999–00 season, before breaking into the first-team at Wimbledon in the following season. He went on to make over 130 league and cup appearances for Wimbledon in four seasons. He joined Rushden & Diamonds
in July 2004, for whom he started 69 games. He left the club by mutual consent in March 2006 after not featuring in the first-team since the previous December, and joined Ebbsfleet United a week later. By the end of the 2007–08 season, Hawkins had made over 80 appearances for Ebbsfleet and collected a winners medal when the Kent
club won the FA Trophy
at Wembley Stadium
in May 2008.
Towards the back end of the 2008-09 season, Hawkins had two separate loan spells at his hometown club Maidstone United
, making 16 appearances in total. After being released by Ebbsfleet in May 2009, Hawkins signed a permanent deal with Maidstone for the 2009-10 season. In June 2010 he joined Tonbridge Angels
after being released by Maidstone. He rejoined Maidstone in September in 2010 before leaving again a month later, where he joined up with former Stones manager Lloyd Hume at Kent County League
outfit Bly Spartans. In February 2011 Hawkins returned to Isthmian League
football, joining former Maidstone manager Peter Nott at Whitstable Town
.
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...
footballer who plays for Whitstable Town
Whitstable Town F.C.
Whitstable Town F.C. is a football club based in Whitstable, Kent, England. The club was established in 1885 and joined the Kent League in 1950. In the 1996-97 season, the team reached the 5th round of the FA Vase...
as a defender. He has made over 275 senior appearances for Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
, York
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
, Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
, Ebbsfleet, Maidstone
Maidstone United F.C.
Maidstone United Football Club is an English football team from Maidstone, Kent.The current club is a continuation of the old Maidstone United, which was a member of the Football League between 1989 and 1992. The club was forced out of the league by financial ruin but the youth squad formed the...
and Tonbridge.
Career
Hawkins came up through the youth system at WimbledonWimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
. He joined York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
on a loan in February 2000, where he made 14 appearances in League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
in the 1999–00 season, before breaking into the first-team at Wimbledon in the following season. He went on to make over 130 league and cup appearances for Wimbledon in four seasons. He joined Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
in July 2004, for whom he started 69 games. He left the club by mutual consent in March 2006 after not featuring in the first-team since the previous December, and joined Ebbsfleet United a week later. By the end of the 2007–08 season, Hawkins had made over 80 appearances for Ebbsfleet and collected a winners medal when the Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
club won the FA Trophy
FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
in May 2008.
Towards the back end of the 2008-09 season, Hawkins had two separate loan spells at his hometown club Maidstone United
Maidstone United F.C.
Maidstone United Football Club is an English football team from Maidstone, Kent.The current club is a continuation of the old Maidstone United, which was a member of the Football League between 1989 and 1992. The club was forced out of the league by financial ruin but the youth squad formed the...
, making 16 appearances in total. After being released by Ebbsfleet in May 2009, Hawkins signed a permanent deal with Maidstone for the 2009-10 season. In June 2010 he joined Tonbridge Angels
Tonbridge Angels F.C.
Tonbridge Angels Football Club is an English football club who play at Longmead Stadium in Tonbridge, Kent, since moving from the Angel Ground in 1980....
after being released by Maidstone. He rejoined Maidstone in September in 2010 before leaving again a month later, where he joined up with former Stones manager Lloyd Hume at Kent County League
Kent County League
The Kent County League, currently known as the haart of Kent County League for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition based in Kent, England. The league has four senior divisions - a Premier Division, Division One Division Two East and West, plus reserve divisions...
outfit Bly Spartans. In February 2011 Hawkins returned to Isthmian League
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. It is sponsored by Ryman, and therefore officially known as the Ryman League. It was founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area...
football, joining former Maidstone manager Peter Nott at Whitstable Town
Whitstable Town F.C.
Whitstable Town F.C. is a football club based in Whitstable, Kent, England. The club was established in 1885 and joined the Kent League in 1950. In the 1996-97 season, the team reached the 5th round of the FA Vase...
.