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→Football career: 240 appearances for Liverpool. 63 clean sheets. According to LFCHistory.net. From Birmingham Daily Gazette: "Aston Villa have secured the transfer of Sam Hardy, the famous Liverpool goalkeeper." Regarding his sale to Aston Villa: Some sources say he went for £1,500 yes. But say he was sold for £600.
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In 1907, Hardy caught the eye of [[the Football Association]] committee who gave him his England debut on 16 February at [[Goodison Park]]; [[Northern Ireland national football team|Ireland]] were the opponents and Hardy gained his first clean-sheet as [[England national football team|England]] won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1906-07/M0089Ire1907.html |title=England Match No.89 - Ireland - 16 February 1907 |last1=Goodwin |first1=Chris |last2=Isherwood |first2=Glen |date=29 November 2022 |website=England Football Online |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>
In 1907, Hardy caught the eye of [[the Football Association]] committee who gave him his England debut on 16 February at [[Goodison Park]]; [[Northern Ireland national football team|Ireland]] were the opponents and Hardy gained his first clean-sheet as [[England national football team|England]] won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1906-07/M0089Ire1907.html |title=England Match No.89 - Ireland - 16 February 1907 |last1=Goodwin |first1=Chris |last2=Isherwood |first2=Glen |date=29 November 2022 |website=England Football Online |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>


Hardy became one of the best goalkeepers of his generation over the next few seasons and by the time he was allowed to leave Anfield in 1912 he had earned himself the nickname 'Safe and Steady Sam'.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Reds: Liverpool Football Club – The Biography|last=Williams|first=John|date=1 April 2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781845969578|language=en}}</ref> He had made 239 appearances between the sticks for the Reds when he left for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] for £1500 where he won two [[FA Cup]]s in [[1913 FA Cup Final|1913]] and [[1920 FA Cup Final|1920]].
Hardy became one of the best goalkeepers of his generation over the next few seasons and by the time he was allowed to leave Anfield in 1912 he had earned himself the nickname 'Safe and Steady Sam'.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Reds: Liverpool Football Club – The Biography|last=Williams|first=John|date=1 April 2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781845969578|language=en}}</ref> He had made 240 appearances between the sticks for the Reds, which included 63 clean-sheets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/GamesPerManager/652-2 |title=Appearances by Sam Hardy under Tom Watson |via=LFCHistory.net |access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/652 |title=Players - Sam Hardy: Clean sheets per season |via=LFCHistory.net |access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref> Hardy was then transferred to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in June 1912.<ref>{{cite news |title=Villa's Capture. International Goalkeeper Signed On |newspaper=Birmingham Daily Gazette |date=15 June 1912 |page=8 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> During his time at Aston Villa he won two [[FA Cup]]s in [[1913 FA Cup Final|1913]] and [[1920 FA Cup Final|1920]].


Like so many other professionals, his career was interrupted by the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]]. Hardy kept his eye in during the conflict playing for his own club, Villa, four times, [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], Nottingham Forest and the [[Royal Navy|Royal Naval]] barracks [[Plymouth]].
Like so many other professionals, his career was interrupted by the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]]. Hardy kept his eye in during the conflict playing for his own club, Villa, four times, [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], Nottingham Forest and the [[Royal Navy|Royal Naval]] barracks [[Plymouth]].

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Sam Hardy
Personal information
Full name Sam Hardy[1]
Date of birth (1882-08-26)26 August 1882
Place of birth Newbold, England[2]
Date of death 24 October 1966(1966-10-24) (aged 84)[2]
Place of death Chesterfield, England
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1898–1900 Newbold Church School
1900–1903 Newbold White Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1905 Chesterfield 71 (0)
1905–1912 Liverpool 219 (0)
1912–1921 Aston Villa 159 (0)
1921–1925 Nottingham Forest 102 (0)
Total 582 (0)
International career
1907–1920 England 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sam Hardy (26 August 1882 – 24 October 1966) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

In 1902, Chesterfield manager Jack Hoskin beat Derby County to sign Hardy, doing so under a lamp post in Newbold.[4] Hardy, something of a shrewd character, wouldn't sign the forms until Hoskin promised to pay him 18 shillings when the original offer was five shillings.[5] Hardy soon gained himself a reputation for being unfazeable and it wasn't long before he started attracting the attention of the top clubs in the country.

Liverpool manager Tom Watson had witnessed him play against his side in a 2nd Division fixture at Anfield and although Liverpool won the match 6–1, Watson remembered that if it hadn't been for the performance of Hardy that day, Liverpool could well have gone on to record their biggest-ever win.[6] After 77 appearances, in which Hardy kept 30 clean-sheets, Watson approached both Chesterfield and Hardy and signed him for £500 in May 1905. After Ned Doig had begun the season as number 1, Hardy came in to make his debut in the ninth game of the campaign on 21 October 1905 at Anfield in a league match against Nottingham Forest. Liverpool won the game 4–1 and Hardy established himself as the Reds number 1.[7]

By the end of his first season he had bagged a Football League First Division championship medal as Liverpool won their second title in five years. Hardy made 30 league (and 5 cup) appearances during the 1905–06 season as the Reds beat Preston North End by four points in the two points for a win system.[8][9]

In 1907, Hardy caught the eye of the Football Association committee who gave him his England debut on 16 February at Goodison Park; Ireland were the opponents and Hardy gained his first clean-sheet as England won 1–0.[10]

Hardy became one of the best goalkeepers of his generation over the next few seasons and by the time he was allowed to leave Anfield in 1912 he had earned himself the nickname 'Safe and Steady Sam'.[11] He had made 240 appearances between the sticks for the Reds, which included 63 clean-sheets.[12][13] Hardy was then transferred to Aston Villa in June 1912.[14] During his time at Aston Villa he won two FA Cups in 1913 and 1920.

Like so many other professionals, his career was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. Hardy kept his eye in during the conflict playing for his own club, Villa, four times, Plymouth Argyle, Nottingham Forest and the Royal Naval barracks Plymouth.

Hardy became a member of the P.F.A in 1921 and also left Villa after making 183 appearances. He joined Nottingham Forest for £1000 and helped them to the Second Division title by the end of his first season at the club in 1922. He played 102 times for Forest before injury ended his career when just shy of his 40th birthday.

By the end of his international days, Hardy had played for 13 years as England's goalkeeper, earning himself 21 caps.[15]

Upon retirement, Hardy became a publican, keeping pubs and billiard halls in the Chesterfield area and remained so until his death aged 84 on 24 October 1966.[4][16]

Charlie Buchan regarded Sam Hardy as the best goalkeeper that he had ever played against.[16] In 1998 Hardy appeared on the BBC's Football League 100 Legends list.[17] He also was voted in at No. 94 in the official Liverpool Football Club web site poll.[18][19]

Personal life

Hardy was a relative of Nottingham Forest manager Stan Hardy.[20] His son Jack, grandson Sam, nephew Edgar and cousins Ernest and Harry all became footballers.[21] He served as an ordinary seaman in the Royal Navy during the First World War.[1]

Honours

Newbold White Star

  • Byron Cup: 1901–02[4]

Liverpool

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Samuel Hardy | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1899–1909". Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ Trentsider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Nottingham Forest". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b c d "Chesterfield | Club | Past Players | Past Players | Sam Hardy". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ Basson, Stuart (1998). Lucky Whites and Spireites. p. 80. ISBN 1874427-03-8.
  6. ^ Rippon, Anton (2020). Liverpool: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives. Barnsley: Pen & Sword White Owl. p. 33. Retrieved 1 August 2024 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, 21 October 1905". Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via 11v11.com.
  8. ^ "Sam Hardy: Club Matches: Liverpool". Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via 11v11.com.
  9. ^ "Liverpool league performance history: League Division One table at close of 1905-06 season". Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via 11v11.com.
  10. ^ Goodwin, Chris; Isherwood, Glen (29 November 2022). "England Match No.89 - Ireland - 16 February 1907". England Football Online. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  11. ^ Williams, John (1 April 2011). Reds: Liverpool Football Club – The Biography. Random House. ISBN 9781845969578.
  12. ^ "Appearances by Sam Hardy under Tom Watson". Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via LFCHistory.net.
  13. ^ "Players - Sam Hardy: Clean sheets per season". Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via LFCHistory.net.
  14. ^ "Villa's Capture. International Goalkeeper Signed On". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 15 June 1912. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ Goodwin, Chris; Isherwood, Glen (8 December 2022). "England Players – Sam Hardy". England Football Online. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d Simkin, John. "Sam Hardy". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  17. ^ "BBC News – Football – Legends list in full". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  18. ^ 100 Players Who Shook The Kop Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Platt, Mark (25 May 2006). "100 PWSTK – No.94: Sam Hardy". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Getting Personal | Goalkeepers are Different". www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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