Full name Raymond Hankin 1976-80 Leeds United Place of birth Wallsend, England Name Ray Hankin | Years Team Role Footballer 1973-76 Burnley | |
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Date of birth (1956-02-21) 21 February 1956 (age 59) | ||
Leeds united in the 70s life after revie the armfield years 1977 78 tony currie ray hankin
Raymond "Ray" Hankin (born 21 February 1956) is an English former footballer. Hankin, who played as a striker, featured throughout his career for clubs such as Burnley, Leeds United, Arsenal F.C., Shamrock Rovers, Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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- Leeds united in the 70s life after revie the armfield years 1977 78 tony currie ray hankin
- Club career
- International career
- As a player
- References
Club career
A powerful and burly centre-forward, Hankin started his career at Burnley, where he scored 37 goals in 112 games. He moved to Leeds United in 1976 and after missing most of his first season through injury, he became top scorer in 1977/78 with 20 goals. He moved across the Atlantic in 1981 to join the Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL.
In November 1981 he briefly moved back to England to join Arsenal for £400,000, with the fee dependent on Hankin's performances. After making just two League Cup appearances, Arsenal reversed their decision and let Hankin return to Vancouver.
Johnny Giles signed him in January 1982 for Shamrock Rovers for a short spell and he scored on his debut in Sligo on the 24th of that month. He made a total of 5 appearances for the Hoops, scoring twice.
He briefly returned to Vancouver before finally returning to join Middlesbrough. He saw out his career at Peterborough United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also had a brief spell as Darlington manager in 1992.
Hankin's career was blighted by his less than stellar disciplinary record with a significant amount of red cards being placed to his name.
International career
Hankin featured for the England's National Under-23 Team being capped 3 times all in all.