- Ian Hathaway
Infobox Football biography
playername = Ian Hathaway
fullname = Ian Ashley Hathaway
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|8|22
cityofbirth =Wordsley
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = height|m=1.68
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion
years =
-1989
1989-1991
1991-1993
1993-1997
1996
1997-1998
1998-2001
2001
clubs = Stourbridge
Bedworth United
Mansfield Town
Rotherham United
Torquay United
→Chesterfield (loan)
Colchester United
Aldershot Town
Andover
caps(goals) =
044 0(2)
013 0(1)
140 (14)
000 0(0)
012 0(0)
001 0(0)
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ntupdate =Ian Ashley Hathaway (born
22 August 1968 inWordsley ) is an English former professional football midfielder.Hathaway began his career as an apprentice with West Bromwich Albion after youth training with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He began his apprenticeship late due to a broken arm, but in 1986 was released by new manager
Ron Saunders without making the grade at the Hawthorns. He joined Wolves on a weekly contract, playing alongside Dean Edwards andMicky Holmes but was released whenGraham Turner took over as manager from Brian Little.He began working in an engineering factory, joining non-league Stourbridge before moving to Bedworth United. Whilst at Bedworth he attracted the attention of a number of league sides before
Ian Greaves offered him a contract with Mansfield Town in March 1989. Despite the fact that Greaves was sacked within days the new manager George Foster also wanted to sign him and he duly moved to Mansfield for a fee of £8,000, making his league debut as a substitute on the 11th of March in a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Preston North End. He chose an apt time to score his first league for Mansfield when at the end of the season he scored against local rivals Chesterfield, the goal preserving Mansfield's Third Division status and relegating Chesterfield.He played 44 games for the Stags (23 as a substitute), scoring twice, before joining Rotherham United in March 1991 with
Steve Spooner moving in the opposite direction. Towards the end of the following season he contractedpneumonia and after failing to regain his place after his eventual recovery was released, joining Torquay United in July 1993 and quickly establishing himself as a regular member ofDon O'Riordan 's side. In March 1996 he joined Chesterfield on loan, but returned to Torquay without appearing in the Chesterfield first team. He spent four years atPlainmoor , scoring 14 times in 140 league games, before joining Colchester United on a free transfer on the 5th of June 1997 after being released byKevin Hodges . He played only 12 times for Colchester before moving to Aldershot Town in September 1998, [ [http://archive.echo-news.co.uk/1998/9/29/230359.html Wignall ecstatic with U's start] ] playing a major role as the 'Shots attempted to climb back towards their former league status. He left Aldershot in May 2001 when his contract expired. [ [http://www.moleseyonline.co.uk/sport/83/83571/colins_freecard_trick Colin's free Card trick] ]He worked as a postman and in October 2001 joined Andover. [ [http://archive.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/2001/10/25/70130.html Forbes timely brace puts Lions back on track] ] He played just once for Andover and in December 2001 was named as manager of Hampshire Division Two side Broughton. [ [http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2001/12/20/68617.html Broughton 1-1 Hamble] ]
He returned to Aldershot in July 2004 for Jason Chewins' testimonial. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=19332 Saturday's pre-season friendly round-up] ]
References
External links
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