Sam Hardy (soccer player)

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Sam Hardy
Personnel
birthday August 26, 1882
place of birth NewboldEngland
date of death October 24, 1966
Place of death ChesterfieldEngland
position goal
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Newbold White Stars
1903-1905 Chesterfield Town 71 (0)
1905-1912 Liverpool FC 219 (0)
1912-1921 Aston Villa 159 (0)
1921-1925 Nottingham Forest 102 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1907-1920 England 21 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Sam Hardy (born August 26, 1882 in Newbold , Derbyshire , England , † October 24, 1966 in Chesterfield ) was an English football goalkeeper and completed 21 international matches for the England team between 1907 and 1920 .

Career

Hardy began his career in 1899 with the domestic Newbold White Stars . When he won the final of the Byron Cup in 1902 against the reserve team of Chesterfield FC , he was signed by Chesterfield's coach Jack Hoskin after Hardy had previously negotiated the original offer from five shillings to 18 shillings per week due to a parallel offer from Derby County could.

Hardy quickly earned a reputation as a reliable and calm goalkeeper with the second division team. His intelligent style of play, which was equal to his down-to-earth and balanced character, clearly set him apart from other goalkeepers, who primarily attracted attention with spectacular defensive actions.

Due to his good performance in 1905, the newly promoted from the Second Division FC Liverpool became aware of Hardy and signed him for 300 English pounds plus an additional friendly game , which was never to take place. Hardy won the English championship in his first season in Liverpool and was quickly nicknamed "Safe and Steady Sam" (in German: safer and more stable Sam ). The following year he made his debut on February 16, 1907 in a 1-0 win over Ireland at Goodison Park in Liverpool for the English national team.

Hardy played in Liverpool until 1912 and meanwhile won a runner-up in 1910. His new club should then be Aston Villa after 239 games for Liverpool , with whom he was able to win the FA Cup straight away . He repeated this success after the end of the First World War in 1920, where he had helped as a guest player for the second division Nottingham Forest to win the Victory Shield a year earlier .

After finishing his national team career in 1920, Hardy relocated his home to Chesterfield , which sparked speculation about a move. However, Hardy joined Nottingham Forest and rose with the club in 1922 as a second division champion in the English elite league. After three more years in the First Division , Hardy had to end his career shortly before his 42nd birthday in 1925 due to an injury.

Hardy then worked as a hotelier in Chesterfield until his death on October 24, 1966.

Sporting successes

  • English master: 1906
  • FA Cup winners: 1913, 1920

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