Bob Hardisty

Bob Hardisty
Personal information
Full name John Roderick Elliot Hardisty
Date of birth (1921-12-01)1 December 1921
Place of birth Chester-le-Street, England
Date of death 31 October 1986(1986-10-31) (aged 64)
Place of death Durham, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1946 Bishop Auckland ? (?)
1946–1949 Darlington 6 (0)
1949–1957 Bishop Auckland ? (?)
1958 Manchester United 0 (0)
International career
1948–1956 Great Britain 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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][2]

Hardisty spent the majority of his career with Bishop Auckland, winning the Northern League seven times.[3] Hardisty also won the FA Amateur Cup three times between 1955 and 1957.[3][4]

Hardisty also made 6 appearances in the Football League for Darlington between 1946 and 1949.[5]

Hardisty briefly came out of retirement in 1958 to play for Manchester United following the Munich air disaster,[3] although he never made a league appearance for them.[6]

Hardisty later became a football coach and worked with Matt Busby.[4] He was portrayed by the actor Liam Shannon in the 2011 BBC TV drama United.[7]

References

  1. ^ "John Hardisty". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Bob Hardisty". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Bob Hardisty". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  4. ^ a b "John Roderick Elliot (Bob) Hardisty". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  5. ^ "DARLINGTON : 1946/47 - 1988/89 & 1990/91 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  6. ^ "MANCHESTER UNITED : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  7. ^ "BBC Two - United, Are You a Red or a Blue?".


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