John Hellawell
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Rodney Hellawell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Keighley, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 2019 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Leeds,[2] England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salts | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1965 | Bradford City | 48 | (13) |
| 1965–1966 | Rotherham United | 10 | (3) |
| 1966–1968 | Darlington | 9 | (1) |
| 1968–1969 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | (0) |
| Bromsgrove Rovers | |||
| Total | 68 | (17) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Rodney Hellawell (20 December 1943 – 14 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Early and personal life
[edit]Born in Keighley, Hellawell attended St Bede's Grammar School.[3] His older brother Mike was also a footballer, playing for England at international level.[3]
Career
[edit]After playing for Salts,[4] Hellawell made 68 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City, Rotherham United, Darlington and Bradford Park Avenue.[5] He later played non-league football with Bromsgrove Rovers.[6]
Later life and death
[edit]He died on 14 February 2019, aged 75.[3][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Hellawell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Death Notices & Obituaries: John Rodney Hellawell". Keighley News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Simon Parker (25 March 2019). "Obit: Former City forward Hellawell dies, aged 75". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 399. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ^ "John Hellawell". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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- 1943 births
- 2019 deaths
- Footballers from Keighley
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- People educated at St. Bede's Grammar School
- Salts F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1940s birth stubs