Harold Hardman
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| Harold Hardman | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Payne Hardman | |
| Date of birth | 4 April 1882 | |
| Place of birth | Kirkmanshulme, England | |
| Date of death | 9 June 1965 (aged 83) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1900–1903 1903–1908 1908–19?? 1909–1910 |
Blackpool Everton Manchester United Bradford City Stoke City |
71 (10) 20 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 1905–1908 | England | 4 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1908 London | Team Competition | |
Harold Payne Hardman (4 April 1882 — 9 June 1965) was an English amateur football player.
Born in Kirkmanshulme, Manchester, he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900. He made his league debut in September 1900 in a home draw against Gainsborough Trinity, and he became almost an ever-present over the next three years.
An outside-left, Hardman had the ability to switch flanks and sometimes played on the right wing. He possessed speed and a knack for trickery, and although not a regular goalscorer himself, he provided the final pass for many of the goals scored by Bob Birkett and Jack Parkinson. Blackpool, however, as a whole, were a team struggling in the Second Division, and they found it too difficult to hold onto him.
In 1903, he signed for Everton for a fee of £100. He played for the Toffees in the 1906 and 1907 FA Cup Finals before joining Manchester United in 1908, the year he became a member of the British team at the Olympics. Britain won the gold medal in the football tournament.
Hardman later played for Bradford City, during their first two seasons in Division One, and Stoke City.
[edit] International career
Hardman also made four appearances for the full England team, all while with Everton, between 1905 and 1908, scoring once (against Ireland).
[edit] Later years and death
After his playing days ended, he became a well-known administrator and, later, director of Manchester United. He eventually became a solicitor in Manchester, where he died in 1965 at the age of 83.
[edit] References
- Olympics profile
- Harold Hardman England profile at Englandstats
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Unknown |
Manchester United F.C. chairman unknown–1965 |
Succeeded by Louis Edwards |
