Mick Hopkinson

Mick Hopkinson
Personal information
Full name	Michael Edward Hopkinson
Date of birth	24 February 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Ambergate, England
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1968	Derby County
1968–1970	Mansfield Town
1970–1971	Port Vale
1971–1972	Boston United
	Belper Town
Total
Managerial career
	Belper Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Edward Hopkinson (born 24 February 1942) is an English former footballer who played at full-back for Derby County, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, Boston United, and Belper Town. He had a 12-year career in the Football League, making 174 league appearances.

Career

Hopkinson began his career with Derby County, who finished the 1959–60 season in 18th place in the Second Division under the stewardship of Harry Storer. The "Rams" finished 12th in 1960–61 and 16th in 1961–62, before new boss Tim Ward took them to 18th in 1962–63, 13th in 1963–64, ninth in 1964–65, eighth in 1965–66, and 17th in 1966–67. He left Derby after new manager Brian Clough led County to 18th place in 1967–68. He scored four goals in 115 league appearances at the Baseball Ground. Hopkinson then transferred to Tommy Eggleston's Mansfield Town, who finished 15th in the Third Division in 1968–69 and then sixth in 1969–70. He scored one goal in 46 league games at Field Mill. He signed with Gordon Lee's Port Vale in July 1970.^[1] He played 13 Third Division games in the 1970–71 season.^[1] He left Vale Park on a free transfer in May 1971 and moved on to Boston United, Belper Town (as player-coach and later as manager), before becoming the coach and assistant manager at Burton Albion.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2]^[3]
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	1960–61	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1961–62	Second Division	32	1	3	0	4	0	39	1
	1962–63	Second Division	17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
	1963–64	Second Division	19	2	0	0	1	0	20	2
	1964–65	Second Division	4	0	1	1	0	0	5	1
	1965–66	Second Division	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	1966–67	Second Division	16	1	1	0	0	0	17	1
	1967–68	Second Division	22	0	0	0	4	1	26	1
	Total		115	4	6	1	10	1	131	6
Mansfield Town	1968–69	Third Division	44	1	7	0	1	0	52	1
	1969–70	Third Division	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
	Total		46	1	8	0	2	0	56	1
Port Vale	1970–71	Third Division	13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
Boston United	1971–72	Northern Premier League	17	0	2	0	2	0	21	0
Career total			191	5	17	1	14	1	222	7

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 141. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Mick Hopkinson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ "Statistics Season 1971/72". www.bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.