Billy Askew
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-10-02) 2 October 1959
Place of birth Great Lumley, Durham, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Middlesbrough 12 (0)
1982–1990 Hull City 253 (19)
1990–1991 Newcastle United 11 (0)
1991 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 5 (0)
*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.

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

References

  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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