Ken Hardwick

Ken Hardwick
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Hardwick
Date of birth	6 January 1924
Place of birth	West Auckland, England
Date of death	4 June 1977 (aged 53)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1945	Rossington Colliery
1945–1957	Doncaster Rovers
1957–1960	Scunthorpe United
1960	Barrow
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Hardwick (6 January 1924 – 4 June 1977) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Barrow.

Playing career

Hardwick first played for Rovers during the war, 26 games in total.^[1] From his league debut against Nottingham Forest on 26 December 1947,^[1] Hardwick became Rovers first choice keeper. That season Rovers were relegated from The Second Division but in the 1949−50 season they stormed the Third Division North and gained promotion back to League Division 2 where he spent the rest of his time with them.^{[citation needed]}

With the legendary Harry Gregg as his understudy for four seasons,^[1] this was a golden period for Doncasters keepers.^{[citation needed]}

In 1955, at the age of 30, Hardwick was invited to an England Under-23 trial. The FA withdrew the invitation once the error was realised.^[2]

After Harry Gregg took over his position at Doncaster, he moved first to Scunthorpe, then ended his playing days at Barrow.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ken Hardwick profile". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Quirky Facts". Between the Sticks. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

External links

[drfc-1] "Ken Hardwick profile". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[bts-2] "Quirky Facts". Between the Sticks. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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