Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Roderick Elliot Hardisty | ||
Date of birth | 1 December 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, England | ||
Date of death | 31 October 1986 | (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]