Harold Hassall

Harold Hassall
Personal information
Full name	Harold William Hassall
Date of birth	4 March 1929
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Date of death	30 January 2015 (aged 85)
Place of death	Bolton, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1952	Huddersfield Town
1952–1955	Bolton Wanderers
Total
International career
1951–1953	England
Managerial career
1969–1970	Malaysia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold William Hassall (4 March 1929 – 30 January 2015) was a professional footballer, who played as a forward for Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers in the 1940s and 1950s.^[1]

Harold was one of four Hassall brothers. He lived relatively near to where he was born.^[2] He also played 5 matches for England, in which he scored 4 goals.^[1]

He coached Malaysia national football team from 1969 to 1970.^[3]^[4]

Harold's career was ended earlier than expected due to a serious knee injury picked up during his Bolton days on New Year's Day 1955.

He died in Bolton on 30 January 2015.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Harold Hassall". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Ex-England and Bolton Wanderers striker Harold Hassall dies, aged 85". The Bolton News. 31 January 2015.
^ "Harold Hassall". Football England. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
^ "Englishmen in Singapore and Malaysia: Coaches with links to Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan". Les Rosbifs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

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[NB-1] "Harold Hassall". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 May 2009.

[obit-2] "Ex-England and Bolton Wanderers striker Harold Hassall dies, aged 85". The Bolton News. 31 January 2015.

[3] "Harold Hassall". Football England. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

[4] "Englishmen in Singapore and Malaysia: Coaches with links to Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan". Les Rosbifs. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

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