Stan Hardy

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Stan Hardy
Personal information
Full name Stanley Hardy [1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s) Inside left
Youth career
Rutherford College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1913–1914 Newcastle United 3 (1)
Managerial career
1930–1931 Nottingham Forest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Hardy was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United as an inside left. [1] He later managed Nottingham Forest. [2]

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Personal life

At the time he enlisted in the British Army during the First World War, Hardy was living in Jesmond. [3] He served in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and the Machine Gun Corps during the war and achieved the rank of lieutenant. [3] Hardy was discharged after being gassed on the Western Front. [2] [3] He was related to footballer Sam Hardy. [2]

Career statistics

Player

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 1913–14 [4] First Division 310031
Career total310031

Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Nottingham Forest August 1930May 19314314920032.6 [5]
Total4314920032.6

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References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 126. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: The men that managed the Reds from 1912 to 1939". 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Stanley Hardy | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "Stan Hardy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. Stan Hardy management career statistics at Soccerbase