# Mick Hopkinson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mick_Hopkinson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mick_Hopkinson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Hopkinson > Source revision: 1340058021 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English footballer (born 1942)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mick Hopkinson | image = | caption = | fullname = Michael Edward Hopkinson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|02|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [Ambergate](/source/Ambergate), England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans football yearbook. 1971-72 |date=1972 |publisher=London : Queen Anne Press |isbn=978-0362000948 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball0000unse_g4f5/page/344/mode/2up |access-date=5 August 2025}} | position = [Full-back](/source/Full-back_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1959–1968| clubs1 = [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.)| caps1 = 115| goals1 = 4 | years2 = 1968–1970| clubs2 = [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.)| caps2 = 46| goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1970–1971| clubs3 = [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.)| caps3 = 13| goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1971–1972| clubs4 = [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.)| caps4 = 17| goals4 = 0 | years5 = | clubs5 = [Belper Town](/source/Belper_Town_F.C.)| caps5 = | goals5 = | totalcaps = 191+| totalgoals = 5+ | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = [Belper Town](/source/Belper_Town_F.C.) }} '''Michael Edward Hopkinson''' (born 24 February 1942) is an English former [footballer](/source/association_football) who played at [full-back](/source/full-back_(association_football)) for [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.), [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.), [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.), [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.), and [Belper Town](/source/Belper_Town_F.C.). He had a 12-year career in the [Football League](/source/English_Football_League), making 174 league appearances. ==Career== Hopkinson began his career with [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.), who finished the [1959–60](/source/1959%E2%80%9360_Football_League) season in 18th place in the [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) under the stewardship of [Harry Storer](/source/Harry_Storer%2C_Jr.). The "Rams" finished 12th in [1960–61](/source/1960%E2%80%9361_Football_League) and 16th in [1961–62](/source/1961%E2%80%9362_Football_League), before new boss [Tim Ward](/source/Tim_Ward_(footballer)) took them to 18th in [1962–63](/source/1962%E2%80%9363_Football_League), 13th in [1963–64](/source/1963%E2%80%9364_Football_League), ninth in [1964–65](/source/1964%E2%80%9365_Football_League), eighth in [1965–66](/source/1965%E2%80%9366_Football_League), and 17th in [1966–67](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_Football_League). He left Derby after new [manager](/source/Manager_(association_football)) [Brian Clough](/source/Brian_Clough) led County to 18th place in [1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_Football_League). He scored four goals in 115 league appearances at the [Baseball Ground](/source/Baseball_Ground). Hopkinson then [transferr](/source/Transfer_(association_football))ed to [Tommy Eggleston](/source/Tommy_Eggleston)'s [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.), who finished 15th in the [Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division) in [1968–69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_Football_League) and then sixth in [1969–70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_Football_League). He scored one goal in 46 league games at [Field Mill](/source/Field_Mill). He signed with [Gordon Lee](/source/Gordon_Lee_(footballer))'s [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.) in July 1970.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=141|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He played 13 Third Division games in the [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_Port_Vale_F.C._season) season. He left [Vale Park](/source/Vale_Park) on a [free transfer](/source/Free_transfer_(association_football)) in May 1971 and moved on to [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.), [Belper Town](/source/Belper_Town_F.C.) (as player-[coach](/source/Coach_(sport)) and later as manager), before becoming the coach and assistant manager at [Burton Albion](/source/Burton_Albion_F.C.). ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}}{{cite web |title=Statistics Season 1971/72 |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats71.html |website=www.bufc.drfox.org.uk |access-date=15 February 2023}} |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|[Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.) |[1960–61](/source/1960%E2%80%9361_Derby_County_F.C._season) |[Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) |2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |[1961–62](/source/1961%E2%80%9362_Derby_County_F.C._season) |Second Division |32||1||3||0||4||0||39||1 |- |[1962–63](/source/1962%E2%80%9363_Derby_County_F.C._season) |Second Division |17||0||1||0||0||0||18||0 |- |[1963–64](/source/1963%E2%80%9364_Derby_County_F.C._season) |Second Division |19||2||0||0||1||0||20||2 |- |[1964–65](/source/1964%E2%80%9365_Derby_County_F.C._season) |Second Division |4||0||1||1||0||0||5||1 |- |[1965–66](/source/1965%E2%80%9366_Derby_County_F.C._season) |Second Division |3||0||0||0||1||0||4||0 |- |[1966–67](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_Derby_County_F.C._season) |Second Division |16||1||1||0||0||0||17||1 |- |[1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_Derby_County_F.C._season) |Second Division |22||0||0||0||4||1||26||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !115!!4!!6!!1!!10!!1!!131!!6 |- |rowspan="3"|[Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.) |[1968–69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_Mansfield_Town_F.C._season) |[Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division) |44||1||7||0||1||0||52||1 |- |[1969–70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_Mansfield_Town_F.C._season) |Third Division |2||0||1||0||1||0||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !46!!1!!8!!0!!2!!0!!56!!1 |- |[Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.) |[1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_Port_Vale_F.C._season) |Third Division |13||0||1||0||0||0||14||0 |- |[Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.) |[1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_Northern_Premier_League) |[Northern Premier League](/source/Northern_Premier_League) |17||0||2||0||2||0||21||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !191!!5!!17!!1!!14!!1!!222!!7 |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkinson, Mick}} Category:People from Amber Valley Category:Footballers from Derbyshire Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Derby County F.C. players Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players Category:Port Vale F.C. players Category:Boston United F.C. players Category:Belper Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Northern Premier League players Category:English football managers Category:English football coaches Category:Burton Albion F.C. non-playing staff Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mick Hopkinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Hopkinson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Hopkinson?action=history)). 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