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Martin Hicks Personal information Full name Martin Hicks Date of birth 27 February 1957 Place of birth Stratford-on-Avon, England Playing position Defender Youth career -1977 Stratford Town Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1977–1978 Charlton Athletic 0 (0) 1978–1991 Reading 500 (23) 1991–1993 Birmingham City 60 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Martin Hicks (born 27 February 1957) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Reading.
Hicks holds the record for the highest number of first team appearances by a Reading player, making a total of 603 first team appearances.
Hicks signed for the club from non-league Stratford Town in 1976, was released and allowed to join Charlton Athletic, then returned to Elm Park from the London Club in February 1978. He won a Division Four Championship medal in 1985–86 and captained Reading to its Simod Cup victory over Luton Town at Wembley in March 1988. He scored 26 goals, which often came from towering headers at set pieces.
Hicks moved to Birmingham City in 1991, and later played for Newbury Town, Worcester City, and an England Veterans XI where he opposed the great Pelé. He had a testimonial match against a Spurs XI.
In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Hicks was voted on the team as centre back [1].
Reading F.C. Player of the Season 1963–64: Meldrum • 1964–65: Meldrum • 1965–66: Wheeler • 1966–67: Harris • 1967–68: Dixon • 1968–69: Silvester • 1969–70: Death • 1970–71: Bell • 1971–72: Cumming • 1972–73: Death • 1973–74: Death • 1974–75: Friday • 1975–76: Friday • 1976–77: Death • 1977–78: Bowman • 1978–79: Bowman • 1979–80: White • 1980–81: Hetzke • 1981–82: Williams • 1982–83: Richardson • 1983–84: Richardson • 1984–85: Wood • 1985–86: Wood • 1986–87: Bremner • 1987–88: Francis • 1988–89: Senior • 1989–90: Hicks • 1990–91: McPherson • 1991–92: Gooding • 1992–93: Gooding • 1993–94: Kerr • 1994–95: Hislop • 1995–96: Gooding • 1996–97: Morley • 1997–98: Parkinson • 1998–99: Parkinson • 1999–2000: Caskey • 2000–01: Butler • 2001–02: Murty • 2002–03: Harper • 2003–04: Murty • 2004–05: Kitson • 2005–06: Doyle • 2006–07: Ingimarsson • 2007–08: Hunt • 2008–09: Armstrong • 2009–10: Sigurðsson • 2010–11: Long
Categories:- 1957 births
- English footballers
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- Living people
- Newbury Town F.C. players
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs
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