About Wally Hazelden
Lived 1941 – 2019 (aged 77–78). Wally Hazelden was a British association football player.
Walter Hazelden (13 February 1941 – 2019) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic.
Career Hazelden was born on 13 February 1941 in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan. He started his career with Aston Villa after being signed as a junior player in 1956. On 1 February 1958, before a match against Blackpool, Hazelden presented a gift on behalf of Aston Villa to Stanley Matthews to commemorate his 43rd birthday. A few days later, he represented the England national youth team, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Yugoslavia. He scored five goals in 17 Football League games for Villa before joining Wigan Athletic in July 1960.
He then joined Southern League side Rugby Town where he played for 3 seasons making 112 appearances in all competitions and scoring 56 goals
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Who was Wally Hazelden?
English footballer (1941-2019)
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Wally Hazelden was born on 13 February 1941 in Ashton-in-Makerfield.
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Wally Hazelden died in 2019.
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Wally Hazelden was an association football player.
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Wally Hazelden was British.
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