Derek Hines
Forward, Athlete
1931 – 2001
Who was Derek Hines?
Derek Jabez Hines was an English football player who played for Derby County, Shrewsbury Town, Rugby Town and most notably Leicester City.
During his time at Leicester he forged a prolific strike partnership with Arthur Rowley and helped Leicester to the Second Division title in both 1953-54 and 1956-57. He scored 117 goals in total for the club making him the club's 4th top goalscorer of all-time. He is also the last person to score 4 goals in one game for the club in a 6-3 victory over Aston Villa in November 1968.
He returned to the club for a spell as youth team coach in the 1970s.
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- Born
- Feb 18, 1931
Woodville, Derbyshire - Lived in
- Woodville, Derbyshire
- Died
- 2001
Derbyshire
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on July 23, 2013
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