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Sam Hardy |
Liverpool FC,
Aston Villa FC
21 appearances,
25 goals against
7 clean sheets,
2 penalties conceded, 1 penalty saved
P 21 W 12 D 5 L 4 F 51:
A 25
69% successful
1907-20
captain: none
minutes played: 1890 |
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Timeline |
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Sam Hardy |
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Birth |
Saturday, 26 August
1882 at Back Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
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registered as Sam in Chesterfield October-December 1882 |
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Baptism |
Tuesday, 2 January
1883 in Newbold |
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According to the 1891
census, Sam is the fifth of seven children to Thomas and Hannah (née
Fidler). They live at Highfield Road in Newbold, Chesterfield. His father
is a coal miner. |
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According to the 1901
census, Sam is still one of four and still with their parents. Sam has
joined his father in becoming a coal mine hewer. They live in Newbold.
His father died on 2 July 1901 |
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Marriage |
to Maria Cannon, on Wednesday, 7 October 1908 at
Chesterfield Register Office, Derbyshire |
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registered as Sam in Chesterfield October-December 1908 |
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"INTERNATIONAL |
CUSTODIAN MARRIED
"Sam Hardy, the Liverpool and England
goal-keeper, was married at Chesterfield yesterday to Miss Cannon, of
Newbold. The ceremony was a very quiet one, and the newly-married couple
are to reside in Chesterfield." - Yorkshire Telegraph and
Star, Thursday, 8 October 1908 |
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Children |
Sam and Maria Hardy have three sons
together. Arthur (b.25 April 1909), Sam (b.June
1911) and Colin (b.3
August 1917). |
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According to the 1911
census, Sam, a professional footballer for Liverpool FC, is married to
Marie, with one son, Arthur. They live in 14 Prospect Terrace, in
Brockwell, Chesterfield. |
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"INTO THE ARMY |
Sam Hardy, the Notts Forest custodian, who lives at Newbold,
yesterday appeared before the Chesterfield Borough Tribunal. He has has
two acres of land under spade cultivation, including one acre of potatoes,
and he asked for one month in which to get his crops. Although the
Tribunal dismissed the appeal, the military representative gave an
undertaking that Hardy would not be called up for a month." -
Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Wednesday, 11 October 1916 |
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"IN THE NAVY |
Sam Hardy, the famous international goalkeeper, who has
played with Chesterfield, Liverpool, and Aston Villa, and has since the
outbreak of war been assisting Nottingham Forest, has joined the Royal
Navy and is at present at Devonport." - Derby & Chesterfield
Reporter, Friday, 10 November 1916 |
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L9639 |
Ordinary Seaman Hardy joined the Royal Navy on 30 October 1916 and was subsequently posted to HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth for training. On 28 July 1917, Hardy was appointed to the
A-Class destroyer HMS Opossum, which would serve in home waters for the duration of the war. Four months later, Hardy escaped injury when the Opossum’s bridge was badly damaged by enemy fire in the English Channel. On 1 March 1918, he returned to HMNB Devonport where he would remain until 8 May 1918 when he was discharged
- Football and the First World War. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Sam is an out-of-contract professional football last employed by Aston
Villa FC. He is still married and has two more children, both sons, Sam
and Colin. They live at 48 Newbold Back Lane in Chesterfield |
"Sam
Hardy, who kept goal for England on eighteen occasions, was conveyed to a
Nursing Home at Chesterfield yesterday suffering from an attack of
meningitis. He was taken ill at Nottingham, but managed to get to his home
at Newbold, where he was seen by a specialist." -
The Devon and Exeter Gazette, Saturday, 3 October 1925
"The condition of Sam Hardy, who
is lying dangerously ill in a nursing home at Chesterfield, has undergone
no appreciable change." - Derby Daily Telegraph, Monday, 5
October 1925
"Sam Hardy has made such good progress towards
recovery that he will probably leave Chesterfield for his home to-morrow.
He has been a patient in the nursing home at Chesterfield for six days,
but may now be said to be out of danger. It appears that Hardy had been
indisposed from an attack of meningitis, but, taken in its incipient
stages, it has, it is hoped, been successfully overcome." -
Portsmouth Evening News, Wednesday, 7 October 1925
"Sam
Hardy has now been removed from the nursing home to which he was taken and
is back in his home on the outskirts of Chesterfield. It is understood
that he is suffering from a slight fracture of the base of the skull."
- Yorkshire Post, Monday, 12 October 1925
"Sam Hardy, the famous footballer, who is at
present in hospital, was fined 10s. for not having a licence for his black
and white terrier. Mrs. Hardy appeared for him, and the Mayor (Alderman H.
Cropper), who is chairman of the Northern Section of the English League,
asked her if her husband was better. She replied that he was progressing
slowly. She promised to take out a licence at once." - The
Sheffield Daily Independent, Friday, 20 November 1925. |
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His mother died on 31 July 1927.
According to the 1939 register, Sam, a
Billiard Hall proprietor, remains married to Maria, living at 6 Sherwood
Street in Alfreton, with their son, Colin. |
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Death |
Monday, 24 October 1966, at his home at 4 West View
Road in Chesterfield,
Derbyshire |
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aged
84 years 59 days |
registered as Sam in Chesterfield October-December 1966 |
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Obituary |
,%20Sam.jpg) "Liverpool
goalkeeper Sam Hardy dies at 83.
"The death has occurred at
his home in Chesterfield of Sam Hardy, former England and Liverpool
goalkeeper. He was 83. Hardy was the Liverpool goalkeeper when that club
faced Everton in the semi-final of the cup in 1906. Everton won 2-0 and
went on to win the cup for the first time. Hardy gained the first of his
18 England caps in the match against Ireland at Goodison Park. Harold
Hardman, the former Everton amateur and later chairman of Manchester
United, got England's goal that day. When his career ended, Hardy became a
Chesterfield licensee. The magistrates, granting the licence, said: 'If he
keeps the Gardeners' Arms as well as he kept goal there will be nothing to
complain of.' Hardy had an unlucky start with Liverpool. In his second
game with the reserves, he damaged a knee so badly he was out of the game
for ten weeks." - Liverpool Echo, Tuesday, 25 October 1966.
"Sam Hardy-goalkeeper
supreme
"SAM
HARDY, one of the great England goalkeepers, died yesterday at his home in
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, aged 83. During his first-class career, which
spanned 23 years, he played for Chesterfield, Liverpool, Aston Villa and
Nottingham Forest. Sam Hardy, who ran away from his first job at a
Chesterfield drapery store because they would not let him off on Saturday
afternoons, played 22 times for England between 1907 and 1920, while he
was with Liverpool and Aston Villa. He also won two cup winners medals
with Villa. After starting at 5s. a week with Chesterfield, Hardy moved to
Liverpool, with whom he began an international career which won him eight
full caps against Scotland, six against Ireland and five against Wales. He
also played twice against Hungary and once against Asutria. When 38, he
joined Nottingham Forest and spent his last four years in first-class
soccer with them." The Birmingham Post,
Tuesday, 25 October 1966
"SAM HARDY DIES—A
Football Legend
"Sam Hardy, one of the great England goalkeepers, died on Monday
at his home in Chesterfield. He was 83. During his first-class career,
which spanned 23 years, he played for Chesterfield, Liverpool, Aston Villa
and Nottingham Forest. Sam played 22 times for England, also won two F.A.
Cup winners' medals with Villa. Some years ago he had a billiard hall at
Somercotes." - Ripley and Heanor News, Friday, 28 October
1966. |
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Funeral |
Thursday, 27 October 1966, in Chesterfield
Crematorium,
where his ashes are scattered. |
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Probate |
"HARDY Sam
of 4 West View Road Chesterfield
died 24 October 1966 Administration
London
2 January to Maria Hardy widow.
£4384."
[2025 equivalent: £71,461]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990],
granddaughter, Melanie Cooper & |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began his junior career
as a centre-forward with local side Newbold White Star FC. The village
side were short a goalkeeper for one match and Sam filled the position,
and he remained between the posts for the rest of his career. He joined Chesterfield Town FC
in April 1903, despite interest from Derby County FC. Liverpool FC
signed Hardy on 18 May 1905 for £500, ahead of other League clubs. Joined Aston Villa FC on
17 June 1912. During the war, he guested for Plymouth Argyle FC,
Nottingham Forest FC and the Royal Navy. After his discharge on 17
September 1912, Hardy returned to Villa for a number of years, until Forest announced his transfer on 17 June 1921, although it was not until
18 August until the contract was sealed. Hardy kept goal
until retired in 1925 because of injury, shortly before his fortieth birthday. |
League honours
551 appearances |
Chesterfield Town FC 1903-05 71
appearances
debut
(division two): 10 April 1903 Woolwich Arsenal FC 3 Chesterfield Town FC
0.
Liverpool FC 1905-12 219 appearances
debut: 21
October 1905 Liverpool FC 4 Nottingham Forest FC 1.
Aston Villa FC 1912-21 159 appearances
debut: 2 September 1912
Aston Villa FC 1 Chelsea FC 0.
Nottingham Forest FC 1921-24 102
appearances
debut (division two): 27 August 1921 Crystal Palace FC 4
Nottingham Forest FC 1.
last: 4 October 1924
Nottingham Forest FC 1 Newcastle United FC 1. |
Club honours |
The Sheriff of London's Charity Shield winners
1906;
Football League Division One Champions 1905-06
(30ᵃ), runners-up 1909-10 (32ᵃ),
1912-13 (33ᵃ), 1913-14 (30ᵃ); Division Two winners 1921-22 (32ᵃ);
FA Cup winners 1912-13
(6ᵃ), 1919-20 (6ᵃ);
FA Charity Shield winners
1913 (for Professionals) |
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Individual honours |
Football League (ten appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Uncle of Johnny Hardy (Chesterfield FC, Hull City FC &
Linconn City FC 1934-47) |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 12st.
0lbs [1905], 5'
9¼" [1913]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who
became 321st players (321) to
appear for England. 36th goalkeeper to appear. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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First match |
No. 89, 16 February 1907, England 1 Ireland
0, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 24 years
174 days. |
Last match
13 years 54 days |
No. 122, 10 April 1920, England 5 Scotland 4,
a British Championship match at
Hillsborough,
Sheffield, aged 37 years 228 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12,
1912-13, 1913-14, 1919-20; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared
1907-08, 1911-12, winners
1908-09, 1912-13; |
Individual honours |
The North
(three appearances, 2ᵍᵃ January 1907-April 1919);
The Whites
(one appearance, 1ᵍᵃ January 1910);
The
Stripes (one appearance, 1ᵍᵃ January 1912);
The Professionals
(one appearance, 2ᵍᵃ October 1913);
England Trial (four appearances, 8ᵍᵃ
November 1913-February 1920);
England
Victory Internationals (three appearances) |
Distinctions |
,%20Sam.jpg) Hardy was
considered the best goalkeeper of his generation. In fact, he would have
gone on to win more appearances beyond 1920 if he had not refused to go on FA's
tour of South Africa in the 1920 summer. However, he still managed to
become the most appearanced goalkeeper between 1910 and 1935.
He is the
oldest goalkeeper to face a penalty (37 years 203 days old) when
Wales' Stanley Davies scored on 15 March 1920.
He was the youngest
for a while too, aged 26 years and 279 days, when he faced Austria's
penalty on 1 June 1909. That particular record was broken in April 1936.
Died 22 days after Fred Titmuss. |
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Beyond England |
A life-long resident of Chesterfield
where he was a hotel proprietor. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.119/20.
Scouted for
Nottingham Forest FC following his retirement. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp
apps |
minutes |
Goals
Against |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
captain |
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22 |
21 |
18 |
1890 |
25 |
76 min |
20 |
7 |
33% |
none |
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The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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21 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
51 |
25 |
+26 |
2 |
7 |
2.429 |
1.19 |
69.05 |
+8 |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
11 |
+7 |
1 |
5 |
1.80 |
1.10 |
70.0 |
+4 |
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Away |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
33 |
14 |
+19 |
1 |
2 |
3.00 |
1.273 |
68.2 |
+4 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
18 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
31 |
20 |
+11 |
2 |
7 |
1.722 |
1.111 |
63.9 |
+5 |
| Friendly |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
5 |
+15 |
0 |
0 |
6.667 |
1.667 |
100.0 |
+3 |
Opposition Record
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Opposition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Scotland |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
=0 |
1 |
2 |
1.571 |
1.571 |
57.1 |
+1 |
|
Ireland |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
6 |
+7 |
1 |
2 |
2.167 |
1.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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Wales |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
3 |
1.40 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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Hungary |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Austria |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC
1906-07 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC
1907-08 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
1908-09 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
+8 |
0 |
3 |
2.667 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
| BC 1909-10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
1911-12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC
1912-13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1913-14 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
BC 1919-20 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.333 |
2.333 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC All |
18 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
31 |
20 |
+11 |
2 |
7 |
1.722 |
1.111 |
63.9 |
+5 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
18 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
31 |
20 |
+11 |
2 |
7 |
1.722 |
1.111 |
63.9 |
+5 |
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18 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
31 |
20 |
+11 |
2 |
7 |
1.722 |
1.111 |
63.9 |
+5 |
Match History
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