PNE's title-winning skipper passes away

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Sep 2016, 12:34 BST
Updated 4th Oct 2016, 13:32 BST
Graham Hawkins on the steps of the Harris Museum, lifting the Third Division trophyGraham Hawkins on the steps of the Harris Museum, lifting the Third Division trophy
Graham Hawkins on the steps of the Harris Museum, lifting the Third Division trophy
Graham Hawkins, who was Preston North End's captain when they won the Third Division title in 1971, has passed away aged 70.

The defender was ever-present in that title-winning campaign under the stewardship of Alan Ball Snr and made more than 250 appearances in a PNE shirt.

Hawkins started his career with Wolves, joining the club he had supported as a boy.