Player #237
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Sam Hardy
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1912-21 🕒 183 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #237 |
Season :
1912-13 | 1913-14 | 1914-15 | 1919-20 | 1920-21 |
Age :
29 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 37 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # | # |
Appearances :
39 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 30 |
Starts :
39 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 30 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - | - | - | - |
Involvements :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
Bookings :
- | - | - | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Samuel Hardy
Birth Date
26 August 1883
Birth Place
Newbold, Derbyshire
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
1898-00 Newbold Church School
1900-03 Newbold White Star
1903-05 Chesterfield Town
1905-12 Liverpool
Original Transfer
Aged
28
From
Liverpool
For
£600
On
June 1912
Under
George Ramsay
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
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For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
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Returning Transfer 2
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
28
Nottingham Forest
£1,000
August 1921
George Ramsay 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1921-25 Nottingham Forest
Retired
Died
24 October 1966, Aged 83
Sam Hardy
Villa Career
1912-21 🕒 183 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #237 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
George Ramsay 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
2 September 1912
Under
George Ramsay 🏴
First Squad
2 September 1912
Manager
George Ramsay 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1912-13
2 September 1912
Chelsea (h), Division One
29
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1920-21
7 May 1921
Bolton Wanderers (h), Division One
37
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Squad
7 May 1921
Manager
George Ramsay 🏴
Honours
1912-13 FA Cup Winners |
1919-20 FA Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1907-20 🕒 21 | ⚽ 0 |
England
Caps with Villa
1913-20 🕒 7 | ⚽ 0 |
Sam Hardy
Player #238 for Aston Villa, Samuel Hardy, known as Sam Hardy and nicknamed Chuffer, played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Sam played for Villa between 1912-13 and 1920-21 making 183 appearances.
Sam was born in Newbold, Derbyshire on 26th August 1883 and he made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 29 on the 2nd September 1912.
Villa had signed Sam from Liverpool in June 1912 for a fee of £600 and he became the 29th custodian of the Villa goal in League and Cup football.
Sam - already a goalkeeping great by the time he arrived at Villa with 14 England caps and 200 appearances for Villa's sometime rivals Liverpool - was immediately installed as Villa’s number one and was the true heir to Villa's first goalkeeping great, Billy George.
Over his 183 appearances, Sam conceded 262 goals at a rate of 1.38 goals per game, whilst keeping 63 clean sheets.
During his time with Villa, Sam helped the club win the 1912-13 and 1919-20 FA Cup, reach the 1913-14 FA Cup Semi Final and to top 2 league finishes in 1912-13 and 1913-14.
Sam was instrumental in both FA Cup wins being an ever present in the 1912-13 campaign including the final victory against Sunderland in front of a crowd of 121,919 at Crystal Palace, London in April 1913.
Sam was also an ever-present in the 1919-20 FA Cup and kept goal in the final against Huddersfield Town held at Stamford Bridge in front of a much reduced crowd of 50,018 which saw Villa take the cup in extra time after a 100’ minute winner from Billy Kirton.
Sam played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 7 May 1921 before moving to Nottingham Forest for a fee of £1,000 in August 1921.
Sam played his entire Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Sam passed away in Chesterfield on 24th October 1966 aged 83.