Harold Hassall Explained

Harold Hassall
Fullname:Harold William Hassall
Birth Date:4 March 1929
Birth Place:Bolton, England
Death Place:Bolton, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1948–1952
Years2:1952–1955
Clubs2:Bolton Wanderers
Caps1:74
Goals1:26
Caps2:102
Goals2:34
Totalcaps:176
Totalgoals:60
Nationalyears1:1951–1953
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:1969–1970

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harold Hassall . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 9 December 2016.
  2. News: Ex-England and Bolton Wanderers striker Harold Hassall dies, aged 85. The Bolton News. 31 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Harold Hassall . Football England . 10 April 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722134352/http://www.football-england.com/harold_hassall.html . 22 July 2012 . dmy .
  4. Web site: Englishmen in Singapore and Malaysia: Coaches with links to Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan . Les Rosbifs . 10 April 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111228183253/http://lesrosbifs.net/2011/01/englishmen-in-singapore-and-malaysia-coaches-with-links-to-watford-tottenham-hotspur-wigan/ . 28 December 2011 . dmy .