Billy Askew
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 October 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Great Lumley, Durham, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1982 | Middlesbrough | 12 | (0) |
1982–1990 | Hull City | 253 | (19) |
1990–1991 | Newcastle United | 6 | (0) |
1991 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Billy Askew (born 2 October 1959 in Great Lumley (near Durham), England) is an English footballer best known for his career with Hull City.
Askew attended Lord Lawson school in Birtley and began his career with Middlesbrough before joining Hull in 1982. A left-footed midfield dynamo, he was an integral part of the side's rise from the Fourth to Second Division in the 80s before leaving for Newcastle United in 1990. After a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town, he moved to Gateshead.
In 1994, he moved to Waterford United where he made 3 appearances.
He is currently connected to the coaching staff at Darlington F.C.
External links[]
- Billy Askew at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
Categories:
- English footballers
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Living people
- 1959 births
- Association football midfielders
- English football midfielder, 1950s birth stubs