Billy Askew

Billy Askew
Personal information
Date of birth	2 October 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth	Great Lumley, Durham, England
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1982	Middlesbrough
1982–1990	Hull City
1990–1991	Newcastle United
1991	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Askew (born 2 October 1959) is an English footballer best known for his career with Hull City.

Askew attended Lord Lawson school in Birtley and began his career with Middlesbrough before joining Hull in 1982. A left-footed midfield dynamo, he was an integral part of the side's rise from the Fourth to Second Division in the 80s before leaving for Newcastle United in 1990. After a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town, he moved to Gateshead.

In 1994, he moved to Waterford United where he made 3 appearances.

After retiring from playing he was a publican in Hull.^[2] He is currently connected to the coaching staff at Darlington F.C.^{[citation needed]}

External links[edit]

Billy Askew at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

References[edit]

^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.

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[1] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[2] Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.

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