Harold Hassall
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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 | 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 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. Although primarily a forward, Hassall also once played in goal for Huddersfield on November 10th 1951 after regular goalie, Wheeler was injured. The match against defending champions, Tottenham Hotspur was tied at 1-1 and Hassall was praised for keeping a clean sheet that helped earn his team a point.
Harold was one of four Hassall brothers. He lived relatively near to where he was born. He also played 5 matches for England, in which he scored 4 goals.
He coached Malaysia national football team from 1969 to 1970.
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.