Bert Hawkins

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Bert Hawkins

| image = Bert Hawkins (English footballer).jpg

| image_size = 150

| fullname = Bertram William Hawkins{{Hugman| id=8554| accessdate=10 March 2018}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|9|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|06|21|1923|9|29|df=y}}

| death_place = Bristol, England

| position = Centre-forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1947–1949

| clubs1 = Bristol Rovers

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1949–1950

| clubs2 = Bristol City

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1950–1951

| clubs3 = Bath City

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 1951–1953

| clubs4 = West Ham United

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 16

| years5 = 1953–1954

| clubs5 = Queens Park Rangers

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 1954–1955

| clubs6 = Cheltenham Town

| caps6 =

| goals6 = 11

}}

Bert Hawkins (29 September 1923 – 21 June 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for Bristol City, West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers.

After starting his career at Bristol Rovers, Hawkins joined Bristol City in 1949.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/berthawkins|Bert Hawkins}} He joined Bath City in February 1950, making his Southern League debut against Weymouth,{{Cite web | title = Past Players: Bert Hawkins | publisher = Bath City F.C. | accessdate = 11 March 2018 | url = http://old.bathcityfc.com/pastplayers_h.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171107032130/http://old.bathcityfc.com/pastplayers_h.htm | archive-date = 7 November 2017 | url-status = dead }} and his home debut on 4 March 1950 against Gloucester City.{{cite news| title=City's Home Draw a Fair Result| newspaper=Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald| date=11 March 1950| page=10| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000515/19500311/056/0010| via=British Newspaper Archive| url-access=subscription}} He was retained for the 1950–51 season,{{cite news| title=Bath City Building Strong Side| newspaper=Bath Weekly Chronicle & Herald| date=1 July 1950| page=3| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000515/19500701/034/0003| via=British Newspaper Archive| url-access=subscription}} and was signed by West Ham United on 31 August 1951 for £2,750 (with a proportion of the fee going to previous club Bristol City),{{cite news| title=Treble Chance for New Men| newspaper=Daily Mirror| date=1 August 1951| page=11| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000515/19500701/034/0003| via=British Newspaper Archive| url-access=subscription}} as a replacement for the injured Bill Robinson.{{Cite web | title = Bill Robinson| first = Roger | last = Hillier | website = theyflysohigh.co.uk | accessdate = 11 March 2018 | url = http://theyflysohigh.co.uk/bill-robinson/4576040026}} A day later, he scored on his Hammers debut, a 1–1 draw against Hull City. He totalled 15 goals in 32 Second Division appearances for West Ham in the 1951–52 season, and also made three FA Cup appearances for the club.{{cite book |last=Hogg |first=Tony |title=Who's Who of West Ham United |year=2005 |publisher=Profile Sports Media| isbn=1-903135-50-8 |pages=23}}{{cite web| url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=307&united=Bert_Hawkins| title=Bert Hawkins| work=westhamstats.info| accessdate=27 January 2009}}

After sustaining an injury during pre-season, he scored his only other goal for West Ham in a 3–1 home win against Brentford on 1 November 1952, and played one further game in 1952–53 before moving to Queens Park Rangers. He then played for Cheltenham Town during the 1954–55 season.{{cite web| url=http://www.avlt31.dsl.pipex.com/s1954.htm| title=1954–1955 Summary| first=Keith| last=Iles| year=2002| access-date=27 January 2009| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216110229/http://www.rogerkknapp.dsl.pipex.com/s1954.htm| archive-date=16 December 2012| url-status=dead}}