John Hickton
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| John Hickton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 24, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1963-1966 1966-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978 |
Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough Hull City Middlesbrough Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
53 (21) 400 (159) 6 (1) 11 (0) 3 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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John Hickton (born 24 September 1944 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire) was an English professional footballer most noted for his prolific scoring for Middlesbrough F.C. between 1966 and 1976.
Hickton started his career at Sheffield Wednesday where he scored 21 goals in 53 appearances. This was enough to catch the eye of Middlesbrough manager Stan Anderson who brought Hickton to Teesside in 1966.
Hickton was a goalscoring legend at Middlesbrough where he scored 192 goals in 10 years at the club, making 400 appearances.
Only two players have made more appearances for Middlesbrough than Hickton (Tim Williamson and Gordon Jones) and only three players have scored more career goals for the club (George Camsell, George Elliott and Brian Clough). These statistics have firmly placed him as one of Middlesbrough's legends.
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