Derek Hines

Derek Hines

Personal information
Date of birth	18 February 1931(1931-02-18)
Place of birth	Woodville, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	1 August 2001(2001-08-01) (aged 70)
Place of death	Derbyshire, England
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1946-1948	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1948-1961	Leicester City	299	(116)
1961-1962	Shrewsbury Town	16	(5)
1964-1965	Rugby Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Derek Jabez Hines (8 February 1931 - August 2001) was an English football player who played for Derby County, Shrewsbury Town, Rugby Town and most notably Leicester City.

During his time at Leicester he forged a prolific strike partnership with Arthur Rowley and helped Leicester to the Second Division title in both 1953-54 and 1956-57. He scored 117 goals in total for the club making him the club's 4th top goalscorer of all-time. He is also the last person to score 4 goals in one game for the club in a 6-3 victory over Aston Villa in November 1968.

He returned to the club for a spell as youth team coach in the 1970s.^[1]

References

1. ^ Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. ISBN 1905411944. 

Persondata
Name	Hines, Derek
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	18 February 1931
Place of birth	Woodville, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	1 August 2001
Place of death	Derbyshire, England