{{Short description|English former footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use British English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gordan Hopkinson | fullname = | image = | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|6|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Sheffield, England | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 1957–1958 | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Doncaster Rovers | years2 = 1958–1961 | caps2 = 73 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = Bristol City | years3 = 1961–1962 | caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 2 | clubs3 = Cheltenham Town | years4 = 1962–1966 | caps4 = | goals4 = | clubs4 = Toronto Italia-Falcons | years5 = 1962 | caps5 = | goals5 = | clubs5 = Toronto Ulster United | years6 = 1962–1963 | caps6 = | goals6 = | clubs6 = New York Ukrainians | years7 = 1964–1965 | caps7 = | goals7 = | clubs7 = Vancouver Columbus | years8 = 1965–1966 | caps8 = 37 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = Margate }} '''Gordon Hopkinson''' (born 19 June 1933) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
== Career == Hopkinson played with Beighton Miners Welfare, and in 1957, he played in the Football League Second Division with Doncaster Rovers.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Gordon Hopkinson |url=http://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/gordonhopkinson.shtml |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=www.margatefootballclubhistory.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gordon Hopkinson |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/gordon-hopkinson-36134/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> He made his debut for Doncaster against Fulham.<ref>{{cite web |last=Coyle |first=John |date=19 June 2020 |title=Rover of the Day: Gordon Hopkinson |url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2020/june/rover-of-the-day-gordon-hopkinson/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk }}</ref> The following season, he played with Bristol City F.C.<nowiki/>and played a total of 73 matches for two seasons.<ref name=":0" /> In 1961, he played for Cheltenham Town F.C. in the Southern Football League.<ref name=":0" /> In the summer of 1962, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia.<ref name=":0" />
After the conclusion of the ECPSL season, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ulster United.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |date=9 October 1962 |title=Only 700 Fans Watch Ukes Win Opener |pages=13 |work=Toronto Daily Star}}</ref> In the winter of 1962, he played in the German-American Soccer League with New York Ukrainians.<ref name=":1" /> He returned to Toronto Italia for the 1963 ECPSL season and assisted in securing the ECPSL Championship after defeating Montreal Cantalia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Doug |date=19 September 1963 |title=Toronto Captures Soccer Loop Title |pages=64 |work=Montreal Star}}</ref> Hopkinson re-signed with Italia for the 1964 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kernaghan |first=Jim |date=10 August 1964 |title=Peterson and Piotti long and short of it in pro soccer league |pages=16 |work=Toronto Daily Star}}</ref> In the winter of 1964, he played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League with Vancouver Columbus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cross |first=Jeff |date=26 March 1965 |title=Hopkinson discovers a Toronto attraction |pages=18 |work=The Province}}</ref>
After a stint in Western Canada, he returned to Toronto Italia in 1965 for his fourth season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kernaghan |first=Jim |date=28 May 1965 |title=Sneak thief has put Italia in bad mood |pages=11 |work=Toronto Daily Star}}</ref> Throughout the season, he assisted Toronto in securing its second championship against Hamilton Primos.<ref>{{cite news |last=Waring |first=Ed |date=23 September 1965 |title=Italia Wins Soccer Crown But Finds Season Costly |pages=28 |work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> After a four-year stint abroad, he returned to England in late 1965 to play in the Southern League with Margate F.C.<ref name=":0" /> In his debut season with Margate, he appeared in 37 matches and was released after the season.<ref name=":0" /> He returned to his former club, Toronto Italia (renamed Toronto Italia-Falcons), for the 1966 season.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 May 1966 |title=Falcons, Roma open on road |pages=38 |work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> In his final season with Toronto, he assisted in clinching the regular-season title.<ref>{{cite news |last=Waring |first=Ed |date=5 September 1966 |title=Players invade stands, fight soccer fans: Falcons' ace leads post-game attack after 1-0 defeat |pages=25 |work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkinson, Gordon}} Category:Living people Category:1933 births Category:Men's association football defenders Category:English men's footballers Category:Beighton Miners Welfare F.C. players Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Category:Bristol City F.C. players Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players Category:Toronto Italia players Category:Toronto Ulster United players Category:ICSF Columbus FC players Category:Margate F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Southern Football League players Category:Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players Category:Canadian National Soccer League players Category:Cosmopolitan Soccer League players Category:Footballers from Sheffield Category:20th-century English sportsmen