Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Hazelden | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Ashton-in-Makerfield, England | ||
Date of death | 2019 (aged 77–78) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1956–1957 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1960 | Aston Villa | 17 | (5) |
1960–1961 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | (23) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walter Hazelden (born 13 February 1941; died 2019) was an English former footballer who played as an inside forward for Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic.
Hazelden was born on 13 February 1941 in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan. [2] He started his career with Aston Villa after being signed as a junior player in 1956. [2] At the age of 16, he made his first team debut for the club in November 1957 against West Bromwich Albion, scoring the opening goal and setting up Villa's second in a 3–2 defeat. [3] On 1 February 1958, before a match against Blackpool, Hazelden presented a gift on behalf of Aston Villa to Stanley Matthews to commemorate his 43rd birthday. [4] A few days later, he represented the England national youth team, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Yugoslavia. [5] He scored five goals in 17 Football League games for Villa before joining Wigan Athletic in July 1960. [2]
Hazelden played at Wigan for one season, making 26 appearances in the Lancashire Combination, and finishing as the club's top scorer with 23 goals. [6]
He then joined Southern League side Rugby Town where he played for 3 seasons making 112 appearances in all competitions and scoring 56 goals
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