- Ray Hankin
Infobox Football biography
playername = Ray Hankin
fullname = Raymond Hankin
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|2|21|mf=y
cityofbirth =Wallsend
countryofbirth =England
position = Centre-Foward
years = 1973-76 1976-80 1980 1981 1981-82 1981-82 1982-83 1983-85 1985
clubs = Burnley Leeds United Vancouver Whitecaps Arsenal Vancouver Whitecaps Shamrock Rovers Middlesbrough Peterborough United Wolverhampton Wanderers
caps(goals) = 112 (37) 083 (32) 024 0(8) 000 0(0) 049 (23) 003 0(1)
021 0(1) 033 0(8) 010 0(1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = England U23
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 0(0)
manageryears = 1992
managerclubs = DarlingtonRaymond 'Ray' Hankin (born
February 21 ,1956 inWallsend ,Tyneside ) is a former English footballer.Biography
A powerful and burly
centre-forward , Hankin started his career at Burnley, where he scored 37 goals in 112 games and won three caps for the England U23 side. He moved to Leeds United in 1976 and after missing most of his first season through injury, he became top scorer in 1977/78 with 20 goals. He moved across the Atlantic to join the Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL.In November 1981 he briefly moved back to England to join Arsenal for £400,000, with the fee dependent on Hankin's performances. After making just two League Cup appearances, Arsenal reversed their decision and let Hankin return to Vancouver.
John Giles signed him in January 1982 forShamrock Rovers for a short spell and he scored on his debut in Sligo on the 24th. He made a total of 5 appearances for the Hoops scoring twice.He briefly returned to Vancouver before finally returning to join Middlesbrough. He saw out his career at Peterborough United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also had a brief spell as Darlington manager in 1992.
Hankin's career was blighted by his disciplinary record with a large numberSpecify|date=September 2008 of red cards to his name which came to overshadow his goalscoring record.Fact|date=September 2008
Honours
As a player
Burnley
*FA Community Shield winner: 1973Shamrock Rovers
*Leinster Senior Cup winner: 1982Managerial stats
External links
*soccerbase (manager)|1055|Ray Hankin
* [ [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/H/Hankin.Ray.htm NASL Stats]
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