George HARDWICK | 1937-1950 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

HARDWICK PES STATS | 1937-1950

dave_k Name: George Hardwick George HARDWICK | 1937-1950 Club: Middlesbrough Era: 1937-1950 Number: Position: *SB Nationality: English Foot: L Side: L Length: 1.83m Weight: 73 Attack: 69 Defence: 84 Balance: 80 Stamina: 83 Top Speed: 77 Acceleration: 83 Response: 88 Agility: 79 Dribble Accuracy: 74 Dribble Speed: 78 Short Pass Accuracy: 80 Short Pass Speed: 82 Long Pass Accuracy: 65 Long Pass Speed: 67 Shot Accuracy: 60 Shot Power: 70 Shot Technique: 59 Free Kick Accuracy: 64 Curling: 65 Header: 74 Jump: 81 Technique: 84 Aggression: 65 Mentality: 87 Team Work: 92 Condition: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 Injury:B Special Abilities: *Sliding *Covering *D-line control GENTLEMAN George's footballing career reads like the plot from a black and white movie. Scoring an own-goal in the first minute of his Boro debut, he went on to captain his club and his country. During the war he was a sergeant in the RAF but still managed to get a break guesting for Chelsea which led to playing in two War Cup finals and 17 wartime internationals. Things took another dramatic twist when both his legs were wounded in an air raid. However he made a full recovery and was in the starting line up of Boro`s first post war fixture. It was no surprise that this intelligent, cultured left-back went into management, leading Oldham to promotion as player-manager. In his time abroad he coached at PSV Eindhoven and became the director of coaching for the Dutch FA. He was a great club man apart from being a first class full-back, said team-mate Ronnie Dicks. ''He was just the best there was in the country.'' George passed away just a few months after Dicks, in April 2004, at the age of 84. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Her ... 28,00.html Updated with Vandeach's suggestions George HARDWICK | 1937-1950 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)