Terry Hurlock

Early years

Hurlock was born in Hackney and started his football career as an associate schoolboy with West Ham United, becoming an apprentice in April 1975. He failed to progress at West Ham and was released at age 18. Hurlock dropped into non-league football and played for Isthmian League sides Enfield and Leytonstone/Ilford.

Brentford

After some attention from Bournemouth manager David Webb, Hurlock joined Division Three side Brentford in August 1980 for a £10,000 fee. Linking up with former Enfield teammate David Crown at Griffin Park, Hurlock immediately established himself in the midfield alongside Chris Kamara and Stan Bowles, making 42 league appearances and scoring four goals during the 1980–81 season. He flourished under Fred Callaghan's management and averaged over 44 league appearances a season, even after Callaghan was replaced by Frank McLintock. A hard player, Hurlock's long curly hair, earring and beard led the Brentford supporters to nickname him 'Gypo'. Callaghan managed to convince Hurlock to smarten his appearance, as Callaghan believed his rough appearance was influencing referees to book him. He captained the Bees to the 1985 Football League Trophy Final, losing 3–1 to Wigan Athletic. Hurlock departed Brentford in February 1986, having made 263 appearances and scored 24 goals. Looking back in 2002 on his time with the Bees, Hurlock said "I loved my time at the club and living in the town".

Reading

Hurlock signed for high-flying Division Three side Reading in February 1986 in a £92,000 deal. He made 16 appearances during the remainder of the 1985–86 season and helped the Royals to the Division Three title and to Division Two football for the first time in 55 years. Hurlock's performances saw him named the Division Three PFA Team of the Year. He made 19 appearances in Division Two before departing Elm Park on 12 February 1987. Hurlock made 35 appearances and scored no goals during his year with Reading. In 2002, Hurlock revealed that he failed to see eye-to-eye with manager Ian Porterfield, as he refused to relocate to Reading from his Brentford home.

Millwall

Hurlock joined Division Two side Millwall for a £95,000 fee on 12 February 1987, reuniting with former Brentford assistant manager John Docherty, then-manager of the Lions. He made 13 appearances and scored one goal in what remained of the 1986–87 season, before making 33 appearances in the following campaign, helping the Lions to the Division Two championship and to top-flight football for the first time in the club's history. Nicknamed 'Terry Warlock' by the Millwall supporters, Hurlock showed impressive form during the 1988–89 season, making 40 appearances, scoring three goals and winning the club's Player of the Year award. He made a further 37 appearances during the 1989–90 season, a disastrous campaign in which Millwall were relegated back to Division Two with a bottom-place finish in Division One. Hurlock departed Millwall on 23 August 1990, having made 123 appearances and scored 10 goals during three-and-a-half years at The Den.

Rangers

Hurlock moved to Scotland to sign for Scottish League Premier Division side Rangers on 23 August 1990 for a £375,000 fee. In one season at Ibrox, Hurlock made 35 appearances, scored two goals and won Premier Division and League Cup medals.

Southampton

Hurlock returned to England to sign for Division One club Southampton on 9 September 1991 for a £400,000 fee. He made 36 appearances and scored two goals during the 1991–92 season and was part of the team which reached the 1992 Full Members Cup Final, losing 3–2 to Nottingham Forest after extra time. Hurlock made 33 appearances during the inaugural season of the new Premier League, before falling out of favour the following year departing in February 1994. He made 71 appearances and scored two goals in two-and-a-half years at The Dell.

Return to Millwall

Hurlock dropped down to Division One to rejoin high-flying Millwall on 25 February 1994 on a free transfer. He had an ignominious return to action with the Lions, lasting just 9 minutes after being the first of three players sent off in a tempestuous 0–0 draw with Leicester City on 6 March. Hurlock made 15 appearances during what remained of the 1993–94 season, helping the club to a third-place finish and a spot in the playoffs, but his season ended on a sour note after a 5–1 defeat on aggregate to Derby County in the semi-finals. Hurlock departed the club after the season and finished his Millwall career having made 138 appearances and scored 10 goals across his two spells. He is regarded with legend status amongst the Lions supporters and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.

Fulham

Hurlock signed for Division Three side Fulham in July 1994. He made 27 league appearances and scored one goal during the 1994–95 season, in which the Cottagers narrowly missed out on a place in the playoffs. Ahead of the 1995–96 season, Hurlock sustained a double leg break at the hands of Brentford defender Martin Grainger in a pre-season friendly between the two sides. The injury forced him to retire from football at the age of 36. During his one season with Fulham, Hurlock set an unwanted record of 61 disciplinary points.

International career

Hurlock's performances for Millwall in Division One during the 1988–89 season saw him called into the England B squad for three friendlies in May 1989. He scored on his second appearance, opening the scoring in a 2–0 win over Iceland.

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Personal life

During his time with Brentford, Hurlock was convinced by chairman Martin Lange to buy a house next to the club's Griffin Park ground. Hurlock was friends with Millwall supporter Bob Crow and has worked for the RMT since 2012.

As a player

Reading

Millwall

Rangers

Southampton

As an individual