Derek Hales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek David Hales | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Lower Halstow, Kent, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | Gillingham | ?? | (??) |
| 1970–1972 | Dartford | 29 | (15) |
| 1972–1973 | Luton Town | 7 | (1) |
| 1973–1976 | Charlton Athletic | 129 | (72) |
| 1976–1977 | Derby County | 23 | (4) |
| 1977–1978 | West Ham United | 24 | (10) |
| 1978–1985 | Charlton Athletic | 191 | (76) |
| 1985–1986 | Gillingham | 40 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Derek David Hales (born 15 December 1951) is an English former footballer.
He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Charlton Athletic (when both league and cup games are taken into account), with his most prolific season being 1975-76, when he scored 28 league goals and was leading scorer in the Football League Second Division. He is also famous for an on-field fight with teammate Mike Flanagan during an FA Cup tie against Maidstone in 1979.
After running a pub in his native village Lower Halstow, he is now employed at the Howard School in Gillingham.
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