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John Roderick Elliot "Bob" Hardisty (1 December 1921 – 31 October 1986) was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956, making a total of six appearances.[1][2]

Bob Hardisty

Personal information
Full name	John Roderick Elliot Hardisty
Date of birth	(1921-12-01)1 December 1921
Place of birth	Chester-le-Street, England
Date of death	31 October 1986(1986-10-31) (aged 64)
Place of death	Durham, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1946	Bishop Auckland	?	(?)
1946–1949	Darlington	6	(0)
1949–1957	Bishop Auckland	?	(?)
1958	Manchester United	0	(0)
National team
1948–1956	Great Britain	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hardisty spent the majority of his career with Bishop Auckland, winning the Northern League seven times.[3] Hardisty also won the FA Amateur Cup three times between 1955 and 1957.[3][4]

Hardisty also made 6 appearances in the Football League for Darlington between 1946 and 1949.[5]

Hardisty briefly came out of retirement in 1958 to play for Manchester United following the Munich air disaster,[3] although he never made a league appearance for them.[6]

Hardisty later became a football coach and worked with Matt Busby.[4] He was portrayed by the actor Liam Shannon in the 2011 BBC TV drama United.[7]

References

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John Roderick Elliott Hardisty, detto Bob (Chester-le-Street, 1º febbraio 1921 – Durham, 31 ottobre 1986), è stato un calciatore inglese, di ruolo attaccante.

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