Harold William Hassall (4 March 1929 – 30 January 2015) was a professional footballer, who played as a forward for Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers in the 1940s and 1950s.[1]
 Hassall (1963) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold William Hassall | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 January 2015 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Bolton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1952 | Huddersfield Town | 74 | (26) |
| 1952–1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 102 | (34) |
| Total | 176 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1953 | England | 5 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Malaysia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold was one of four Hassall brothers. He lived relatively near to where he was born.[2] He also played 5 matches for England, in which he scored 4 goals.[1]
He coached Malaysia national football team from 1969 to 1970.[3][4]
Harold's career was ended earlier than expected due to a serious knee injury picked up during his Bolton days on New Year's Day 1955.
He died in Bolton on 30 January 2015.[2]
Honours
editBolton Wanderers
References
edit- ^ a b "Harold Hassall". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Ex-England and Bolton Wanderers striker Harold Hassall dies, aged 85". The Bolton News. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Harold Hassall". Football England. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Englishmen in Singapore and Malaysia: Coaches with links to Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan". Les Rosbifs. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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