record in paying £96,000 for him. He scored 27 goals for Liverpool in the 1967–68 season, including hat-tricks against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, but once again Hateley's style did not suit his team's and he moved on after a year, this time to Coventry City. After a season at Coventry he was sold to Birmingham City and then returned to his first club, Notts County, where he rediscovered his scoring touch and led them to the Fourth Division title in 1970–71. After a brief stint at Oldham Athletic and 3 matches for the Boston Minutemen in the North American Soccer League he retired from the game in 1974, having scored almost 250 career goals. He was never capped for England. After his retirement from the professional game he played in non-League for Bromsgrove Rovers and in season 1975-76 he returned to Merseyside and played for Prescot Town in the Mid-Cheshire League. At the time of his retirement his combined transfer fees were a record for a single player in English football. After football In his later years Hateley had Alzheimer's disease. He died aged 72 on 1 February 2014. References External links NASL stats Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes LFC history profile 1941 births 2014 deaths Aston Villa F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players English footballers English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Liverpool F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Boston Minutemen players Footballers from Derby Association football forwards Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players Prescot Cables F.C. players People from Normanton, Derby English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers FA Cup Final players