Ian Helliwell was born on 7 November 1962 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
11 Facts About Ian Helliwell
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Ian Helliwell played in the Football League for York City, Scunthorpe United, Rotherham United, Stockport County, Burnley, Mansfield Town, Chester City and Doncaster Rovers.
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Ian Helliwell played for Sheffield Wednesday and Chesterfield as a youth, before joining Matlock Town in non-League football.
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Ian Helliwell moved on to Scunthorpe United, where he was top scorer for one season, before having spells with Rotherham United, Stockport County and Burnley.
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Ian Helliwell was loaned out on three occasions while at Burnley and he finished his career with Ilkeston Town.
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Ian Helliwell had trials at Stoke City before joining the reserve team at Chesterfield in 1982, and during his time as a youth player worked for steel producer British Steel Corporation.
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Ian Helliwell became the first player to miss a penalty kick in a penalty shoot-out, in an FA Cup match against Rotherham United on 26 November 1991.
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Ian Helliwell played in the 1992 Fourth Division play-off final, which Scunthorpe lost on penalties to Blackpool.
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Ian Helliwell returned to playing non-League football when joining Southern League club Ilkeston Town in 1998 and featured for them in FA Cup matches against Football League teams Carlisle United and Swindon Town.
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Ian Helliwell took over as caretaker manager at Ilkeston after Keith Alexander resigned in October 2000, and led the team to the first round of the FA Cup before John McGovern was appointed in November.
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In March 2001, Ian Helliwell was appointed as one of a three-man management team at Ilkeston alongside former Burnley teammate Charlie Bishop and former York teammate Chris Marples.