# Tony Hateley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tony_Hateley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tony_Hateley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hateley > Source revision: 1332031173 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English footballer}} {{Use British English|date=June 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Tony Hateley | image = Tony Hateley.jpeg | birth_name = Anthony Hateley | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|6|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [Derby](/source/Derby), England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|2|01|1941|6|13|df=y}} | death_place = [Preston](/source/Preston%2C_Lancashire), England{{cite news|last=Beesley|first=Chris|title=Former Liverpool player Tony Hateley dies aged 72|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/former-liverpool--fc-player-6658287|access-date=1 February 2014|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=1 February 2014}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)) | years1 = 1958–1963 | clubs1 = [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) | caps1 = 131 | goals1 = 77 | years2 = 1963–1966 | clubs2 = [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.) | caps2 = 127 | goals2 = 68 | years3 = 1966–1967 | clubs3 = [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.) | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 1967–1968 | clubs4 = [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) | caps4 = 56 | goals4 = 28 | years5 = 1968–1969 | clubs5 = [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 1969–1970 | clubs6 = [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 6 | years7 = 1970–1972 | clubs7 = [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) | caps7 = 57 | goals7 = 32 | years8 = 1973–1974 | clubs8 = [Oldham Athletic](/source/Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C.) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 1974 | clubs9 = [Boston Minutemen](/source/Boston_Minutemen) | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 1974-1975 | clubs10 = [Bromsgrove Rovers](/source/Bromsgrove_Rovers_F.C.) | years11 = 1975-1976 | clubs11 = [Prescot Town](/source/Prescot_Town_F.C.) | years12 = 1976-1977 | clubs12 = [Barrow](/source/Barrow_A.F.C.) | totalcaps = 451 | totalgoals = 218 }} '''Anthony "Tony" Hateley''' (13 June 1941 – 1 February 2014) was an English professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [centre forward](/source/centre_forward). He scored 249 goals from 499 appearances in the [Football League](/source/English_Football_League), and played [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) football for [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.), [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) and [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.). In the lower divisions, he scored 109 goals from 188 league matches in two spells with [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.), and also played for [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) and [Oldham Athletic](/source/Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C.). He was the father of [England international](/source/England_national_football_team) footballer [Mark Hateley](/source/Mark_Hateley) and grandfather of footballer [Tom Hateley](/source/Tom_Hateley). ==Early life== Hateley was born in [Derby](/source/Derby) on 13 June 1941. He was educated at Normanton Junior School.{{cite news |title=Tony Hateley – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10613061/Tony-Hateley-obituary.html |access-date=1 January 2019 |work=The Telegraph |date=2 February 2014}} ==Playing career== Hateley started his career with [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.), where he first established himself as a prolific goalscorer, especially through his heading ability, and scored 77 league goals in 131 matches. The club won promotion to the [Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division) in [1960–61](/source/1960%E2%80%9361_in_English_football). Hateley's goals earned him a move to County's Midlands rivals [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.) [in 1963](/source/1963%E2%80%9364_Aston_Villa_F.C._season). The 21-year-old scored the winner on his debut, a 1-0 home victory over Forest.>https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1963-64 He continued his prolific scoring record at Villa, once scoring four second-half goals as Villa came from 5–1 down to draw 5–5 with [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.),{{cite web | url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-aston-villa-19-march-1966-78747/ | title=Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 March 1966 | publisher=11v11.com | access-date=2 February 2014}}{{cite news | url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/great-games-tottenham-hotspur-5-181048 | title=Great Games: Tottenham Hotspur 5 Aston Villa 5 – March 19, 1966 | work=Birmingham Mail | date=14 March 2012 | access-date=2 February 2014}} and his 86 goals in less than 150 games played a significant part in saving the club from [relegation](/source/relegation) to the [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division). In October 1966 [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.)'s offer of £100,000 for Hateley was accepted and he moved to west London. The £100,000 fee Chelsea manager [Tommy Docherty](/source/Tommy_Docherty) paid for Hateley was a [club record](/source/Chelsea_F.C._statistics) and he arrived as a replacement for recent broken leg victim [Peter Osgood](/source/Peter_Osgood).{{cite news | url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-County-legend-Tony-Hateley-page-news-Post/story-19225250-detail/story.html | title=Notts County legend Tony Hateley was front page news in the Post in June 1963 | work=Nottingham Post | date=8 June 2013 | access-date=2 February 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219031811/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-County-legend-Tony-Hateley-page-news-Post/story-19225250-detail/story.html | archive-date=19 February 2014 }} However, Chelsea's game had previously been based around quick passing and movement, while Hateley had thrived on crosses and long balls, meaning the team's style had to be adapted to accommodate him. Though his aerial ability was one of the best in his era, Hateley's technical ability was more lacking – Docherty once commented that Hateley's passes ought to be labelled "to whom it may concern" – and he struggled at the club. He scored six league goals during the season, and the highlight of his time at Chelsea came in the FA Cup semi-final against [Leeds United](/source/Leeds_United_F.C.) when he headed in the winning goal at [Villa Park](/source/Villa_Park). He also played in Chelsea's 2–1 final loss to [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.) at [Wembley](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)).{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/classic-london-cup-finals-6317446.html | title=Classic London Cup Finals | work=Evening Standard|location=London | date=30 April 2002 | access-date=2 February 2014}} Having scored a total of nine goals in 33 appearances, in June 1967 Hateley was sold to [Bill Shankly](/source/Bill_Shankly)'s [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.), who broke his own club's record in paying £96,000 for him. He scored 27 goals for Liverpool in the [1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_in_English_football) season, including [hat-trick](/source/hat-trick)s against [Newcastle United](/source/Newcastle_United_F.C.) and [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.), but once again Hateley's style did not suit his team's and he moved on after a year, this time to [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.). After a season at Coventry he was sold to [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) and then returned to his first club, Notts County, where he rediscovered his scoring touch and led them to the [Fourth Division](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division) title in [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_in_English_football). After a brief stint at [Oldham Athletic](/source/Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C.) and 3 matches for the [Boston Minutemen](/source/Boston_Minutemen) in the [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)) he retired from the game in 1974, having scored almost 250 career goals. He was never [capped](/source/Cap_(sport)) for [England](/source/England_national_football_team). After his retirement from the professional game he played in non-League for [Bromsgrove Rovers](/source/Bromsgrove_Rovers_F.C.) and in season 1975-76 he returned to Merseyside and played for [Prescot Town](/source/Prescot_Town_F.C.) in the [Mid-Cheshire League](/source/Mid-Cheshire_League).{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tony-hateley-footballer-acclaimed-for-his-prowess-in-the-air-who-wasa-prolific-goalscorer-for-bill-shanklys-liverpool-side-9102566.html | title=Tony Hateley: Footballer acclaimed for his prowess in the air who was a prolific goalscorer for Bill Shankly's Liverpool side | work=The Independent | date=2 February 2014 | access-date=4 February 2014 | author=Ponting, Ivor}} At the time of his retirement his combined [transfer fees](/source/transfer_fees) were a record for a single player in English football. ==After football== In his later years Hateley had [Alzheimer's disease](/source/Alzheimer's_disease).{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/feb/03/tony-hateley |title=Tony Hateley obituary |first=Julie |last=Welch |website=The Guardian |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=4 August 2021}} He died aged 72 on 1 February 2014. ==Honours== '''Chelsea''' *[FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) runner-up: [1966–67](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_FA_Cup){{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=491}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Biography|English football}} * {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/tonyhateley}} * [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/H/Hateley.Tony.htm NASL stats] * [http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2008/03/forgotten-hero-tony-hateley-%e2%80%93-the-head-master/ Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes] * [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=314 LFC history profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hateley, Tony}} Category:1941 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Aston Villa F.C. players Category:Birmingham City F.C. players Category:Chelsea F.C. players Category:Coventry City F.C. players Category:English men's footballers Category:English Football League players Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Category:Liverpool F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Category:Boston Minutemen players Category:Footballers from Derby Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players Category:Prescot Cables F.C. players Category:People from Normanton, Derby Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:English expatriate men's footballers Category:20th-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tony Hateley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hateley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hateley?action=history)). 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