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George Hardwick
Hardwick in 1956
Personal information
Full name
George Francis Moutry Hardwick[1]
Date of birth
(1920-02-02)2 February 1920[1]
Place of birth
Saltburn, England[1]
Date of death
19 April 2004(2004-04-19) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death
Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Position(s)
Defender
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1937–1950
Middlesbrough
143
(5)
1950–1956
Oldham Athletic
190
(14)
Total
333
(19)
International career
1946–1948
England
13
(0)
Managerial career
1950–1956
Oldham Athletic
1957
Netherlands
1957–1958
PSV Eindhoven
1964–1965
Sunderland
1966–1970
Gateshead
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
George Francis Moutry Hardwick (2 February 1920 – 19 April 2004) was an English footballer, manager and coach. During his time as an active player, he was a left-sided defender for Middlesbrough and Oldham Athletic. He was also a member of the England national football team, playing in 13 international matches and serving as the team's first post-World War II captain in all 13 of those matches. The only England player to be captain in every game.
In 1947, the nations of Great Britain joined to form a football team, which Hardwick captained and led to victory (6–1) against the rest of Europe.
Statue of Hardwick which stands outside the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Owing to a knee injury, Hardwick had to terminate his international career after 12 matches. He is held in high esteem by Middlesbrough fans, and is regarded as the greatest defender in the club's history.
After his career as a player, Hardwick served as player manager for Oldham Athletic and manager for PSV Eindhoven, and for six months in 1957, the Netherlands national football team. He later managed Sunderland A.F.C. and Gateshead.
Today, his legacy lives on in the form of The George Hardwick Foundation,[2] a charity dedicated to helping carers, former carers and patients. The Patron is his wife Jennifer, who cared for George during his latter years. They have three main sites at Stockton, Middlesbrough and The University Hospital of North Tees.
^ abcde"George Hardwick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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