Hickton was a goalscoring legend at Middlesbrough where he scored 192 goals in 10 years at the club, making nearly 500 appearances.[3] As of 2009, he ranked fourth in the club's all-time goalscorers list and third in terms of appearances,[4] behind George Camsell, George Elliott and Brian Clough, and Tim Williamson and Gordon Jones respectively.
Referencesedit
^ ab"John Hickton". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^"John Hickton". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Adrian Bullock. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
^Struthers, Greg (3 April 2005). "Caught in Time: Middlesbrough win the Second Division, 1974". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
^"Heroes:John Hickton 1966–78". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 20 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
External linksedit
League stats at Neil Brown's site
Stats and photo at Sporting Heroes
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john, hickton, district, attorney, district, attorney, born, september, 1944, english, former, professional, footballer, played, football, league, striker, sheffield, wednesday, middlesbrough, hull, city, north, american, soccer, league, fort, lauderdale, stri. For the District Attorney see John Hickton District Attorney John Hickton born 24 September 1944 is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a striker for Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough and Hull City and in the North American Soccer League for Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 He is noted for his prolific scoring for Middlesbrough between 1966 and 1976 John HicktonPersonal informationDate of birth 1944 09 24 24 September 1944 age 79 Place of birthChesterfield EnglandPosition s StrikerYouth careerSheffield WednesdaySenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1963 1966Sheffield Wednesday53 21 1966 1978Middlesbrough415 159 1976 1977 Hull City loan 6 1 1978Fort Lauderdale Strikers3 1 Whitby TownTotal477 182 Club domestic league appearances and goals Hickton was born in Brimington near Chesterfield in Derbyshire 1 He started his career at Sheffield Wednesday and made his debut in the Football League First Division on 7 March 1964 in a 2 2 draw away to Aston Villa He went on to score 21 goals from 56 appearances 2 which caught the eye of Middlesbrough manager Stan Anderson who took Hickton to Teesside in 1966 Hickton was a goalscoring legend at Middlesbrough where he scored 192 goals in 10 years at the club making nearly 500 appearances 3 As of 2009 he ranked fourth in the club s all time goalscorers list and third in terms of appearances 4 behind George Camsell George Elliott and Brian Clough and Tim Williamson and Gordon Jones respectively References edit a b John Hickton UK A Z Transfers Neil Brown Retrieved 20 December 2009 John Hickton The Sheffield Wednesday Archive Adrian Bullock Retrieved 18 December 2009 Struthers Greg 3 April 2005 Caught in Time Middlesbrough win the Second Division 1974 The Sunday Times Retrieved 16 December 2009 Heroes John Hickton 1966 78 Middlesbrough F C Retrieved 20 December 2009 permanent dead link External links editLeague stats at Neil Brown s site Stats and photo at Sporting Heroes nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a forward born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hickton amp oldid 1164036012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
