- Harry Hadley
Infobox Football biography
playername = Harry Hadley
fullname = Harold Hadley
dateofbirth = birth date|1877|10|26|df=y
cityofbirth =Barrow-in-Furness
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1942|9|12|1877|10|26|df=y
cityofdeath =West Bromwich
countryofdeath =England
height = height|ft=5|in=8
nickname =
position = Wing-Half
youthyears =
youthclubs = Colley Gate United
years = 1895–1896
1897–1905
1905–1906
1906–1907
1907–1908
1908–1910
1910–????
1919
clubs = Halesowen
West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
Southampton
Croydon Common
Halesowen
Merthyr Town
caps(goals) =
167 (2)
011 (0)
012 (1)
029 (0)
nationalyears = 1903
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
manageryears = 1919–1922
1922
1927–1928
1928
1930–1931
1935–1936
managerclubs = Merthyr Town
Chesterfield
Aberdare Athletic
Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town
Bangor CityHarold Hadley (
26 October 1877 inBarrow-in-Furness –12 September 1942 inWest Bromwich ) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played once for the England national side.Playing career
Harry Hadley joined Halesowen in 1895 from Colley Gate United. In February 1897 he joined West Bromwich Albion where he established himself at wing-half. He won a Second Division title medal with the Baggies in 1902 and in February 1903 won his only England cap in the 4-0 win against Ireland at Molineux.
In February 1905, after 167 league games, he left West Brom to join Aston Villa for a fee of £250, but played just 11 times before joining Nottingham Forest in April 1906. A year later he moved again, this time to Southern League Southampton. According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints" he was "a methodical yet energetic half-back, dedicated to looking after the forwards by supporting, feeding and directing them into advantageous positions". [cite book | author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk | title=The Alphabet of the Saints| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992| pages=p.152|id=ISBN 0-9514862-3-3]
At the end of the 1907–08 season he moved to Croydon Common, rejoining Halesowen in February 1910. He finished his playing career with Merthyr Town.
Managerial career
Hadley's first managerial job was with Merthyr Town where he was appointed in May 1919. He oversaw their promotion to the
Football League in 1920 and guided them to 8th place in Division Three (South) in their first season. He left Merthyr in April 1922 to manage Chesterfield, but left in August the same year.In November 1927 he took over at Aberdare Athletic, who had failed to gain re-election to the Football League the previous season. He left in April 1928, returning to Merthyr Town as manager, but left again in November the same year. He began a third spell as Merthyr manager in 1930, leaving in September 1931.
His final managerial job was with Bangor City who he joined in July 1935 and left in April 1936 when he retired.
Hadley's brother Ben also played professionally for West Bromwich Albion, but had left before Harry's arrival at the Hawthorns.
References
External links
*Englandstats|id=424|name=Harry Hadley
* [http://www.citizens-choice.co.uk/managers.html Profile of Bangor City managers]
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