Harold William Hassall (4 March 1929 â 30 January 2015) was a professional footballer, who played as a forward for Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers in the 1940s and 1950s. Although primarily a forward, Hassall also once played in goal for Huddersfield on November 10th 1951 after regular goalie, Wheeler was injured. The match against defending champions, Tottenham Hotspur was tied at 1-1 and Hassall was praised for keeping a clean sheet that helped earn his team a point.
Harold was one of four Hassall brothers. He lived relatively near to where he was born. He also played 5 matches for England, in which he scored 4 goals.
He coached Malaysia national football team from 1969 to 1970.
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.
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