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Harold
Hassall |
Huddersfield
Town AFC, Bolton Wanderers FC
5 appearances, 4 goals (one
on debut)
P 5 W 3 D 1 L 1 F 15:
A 9
70% successful
1951-53
captain: none
minutes played: 450
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Timeline |
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Harold William Hassall |
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Birth |
4 March 1929 in Astley, Bolton, Lancashire [registered in
Leigh, March 1929]. |
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Marriage |
to Irene Cooke [registered in
Leigh, September 1952]. |
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Death |
30 January 2015, aged 85 years 332 days,
in Bolton |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his junior career playing for
his works team, Astley & Tyldesley Collieries FC of the Bolton
Combination. Hassall then joined Huddersfield Town AFC before September
1946. After 26 goals in 74 league appearances, Bolton
Wanderers FC paid a £25,000 transfer fee for his services on 3 January
1952, the talks took three weeks to complete after Wolverhampton Wanderers
FC's attempts to prise Hassall away from Leeds Road broke down, despite
offering Jesse Pye
as part of the exchange. Shortly after the transfer, rumours were reported
that Hassall was on his way to Derby County FC, in exhange for
Johnny Morris.
Hassall was placed on the transfer list at the beginning of the next
season. Then tragically, in a match against Chelsea on New Year's Day
1955, Hassall broke his knee-cap, despite making a good recovery, under
advice, Hassall called time on his career on 10 December 1955, he
had made 102 league appearances, scoring 34 goals. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup runners-up 1952-53; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (three
appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11", 11st.
8lbs [1950]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
703rd
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left |
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First match |
No. 262, 14 April 1951, England 2 Scotland 3,
a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley Park, London, aged 22 years
41 days.
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Last match |
No. 283, 11 November 1953, England 3 Ireland
1, a British Championship and World Cup qualification match at Goodison
Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 24 years 252 days.
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1950-51, 1953-54; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners
1953-54; |
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Individual honours |
England Youth Team manager in the 1970's. |
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Distinctions |
The 125th Lancastrian to represent England |
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Beyond England |
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Harold was a schoolmaster during his
playing days, and after retirement, from 1962, he became a lecturer on
Physical Trainer at the Padgate College of Education in Warrington, and
from 1966, the senior lecturer. At the same time, he was an FA coach at
Lilleshall, being awarded a membership on the FIFA panel of coaches, also
in 1966. Had a spell as Malayan coach in 1968-70. From February 1971, he
was also a scout for Preston North End FC. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.123. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
unused |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
 |
captain |
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7 |
5 |
2 |
one |
450 |
4 |
113
min |
3 |
one |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
9 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.8 |
70 |
+2 |
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all at a home venue |
Competition Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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The 1953-54
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP/BC 1953-54 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCP All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1950-51 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC/WCP 1953-54 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
The 1953-54
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Match History
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Club:
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
- four full appearances (360 min) 2ᵍ |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - five full appearances
(450 min) 2ᵍx
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