Terry Hurlock
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Alan Hurlock | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1979 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Enfield | |||
| Leytonstone/Ilford | |||
| 1980–1986 | Brentford | 220 | (18) |
| 1986–1987 | Reading | 29 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Millwall | 104 | (8) |
| 1990–1991 | Rangers | 29 | (2) |
| 1991–1994 | Southampton | 59 | (2) |
| 1994 | Millwall | 13 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Fulham | 27 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | England B | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Terence Alan "Terry" Hurlock (born 22 September 1958) is an English former professional football central midfielder. Over the course of a 15-year career in the Football League, he had notable spells with Brentford and Millwall. He won England B international caps while with Millwall and is a member of the club's Hall of Fame. In a Football League 125th anniversary poll, Hurlock was rated the fifth greatest-ever Brentford player and the club's fifth-greatest captain. A physical player, Hurlock received seven red cards during his career and in 2007 was rated by The Times as the 23rd hardest player in football.
Hurlock was born in Hackney and started his football career as an associate schoolboy with West Ham United, becoming an apprentice in April 1975. He failed to progress at West Ham and was released at age 18. Hurlock dropped into non-league football and played for Isthmian League sides Enfield and Leytonstone/Ilford.
After some attention from Bournemouth manager David Webb, Hurlock joined Division Three side Brentford in August 1980 for a £10,000 fee. Linking up with former Enfield teammate David Crown at Griffin Park, Hurlock immediately established himself in the midfield alongside Chris Kamara and Stan Bowles, making 42 league appearances and scoring four goals during the 1980–81 season. He flourished under Fred Callaghan's management and averaged over 44 league appearances a season, even after Callaghan was replaced by . A hard player, Hurlock's long curly hair, earring and beard led the Brentford supporters to nickname him 'Gypo'. Callaghan managed to convince Hurlock to smarten his appearance, as Callaghan believed his rough appearance was influencing referees to book him. He captained the Bees to the 1985 Football League Trophy Final, losing 3–1 to Wigan Athletic. Hurlock departed Brentford in February 1986, having made 263 appearances and scored 24 goals. Looking back in 2002 on his time with the Bees, Hurlock said "I loved my time at the club and living in the town".
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