Bob Hardisty
Bob Hardisty| Personal information |
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| Full name |
John Roderick Elliot Hardisty |
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| Date of birth |
(1921-12-01)1 December 1921 |
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| Place of birth |
Chester-le-Street, England |
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| Date of death |
31 October 1986(1986-10-31) (aged 64) |
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| Place of death |
Durham, England |
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| Playing position |
Wing half |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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| 1939–1946 |
Bishop Auckland |
? |
(?) |
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| 1946–1949 |
Darlington |
6 |
(0) |
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| 1949–1957 |
Bishop Auckland |
? |
(?) |
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| 1958 |
Manchester United |
0 |
(0) |
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| National team |
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| 1948–1956 |
Great Britain |
6 |
(3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)
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John Roderick Elliot "Bob" Hardisty (1 December 1921 – 31 October 1986) was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956, making a total of six appearances.[1]
Hardisty spent the majority of his career with Bishop Auckland, winning the Northern League seven times.[2] Hardisty also won the FA Amateur Cup three times between 1955 and 1957.[2][3]
Hardisty also made 6 appearances in the Football League for Darlington between 1946 and 1949.[4]
Hardisty briefly came out of retirement in 1958 to play for Manchester United following the Munich air disaster,[2] although he never made a league appearance for them.[5]
Hardisty later became a football coach and worked with Matt Busby.[3]
He was portrayed by the actor Liam Shannon in the 2011 BBC TV drama United.[6]
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