Harry Hooper (footballer, born 1933)

Harry Hooper
Personal information
Full name Harold Hooper
Date of birth (1933-06-14)14 June 1933
Place of birth Pittington, County Durham, England[1]
Date of death 26 August 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 87)
Place of death Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
Position(s) Outside forward
Youth career
194?–1950 Hylton Colliery Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1956 West Ham United 119 (39)
1956–1957 Wolverhampton Wanderers 39 (19)
1957–1960 Birmingham City 105 (34)
1960–1963 Sunderland 65 (16)
1963–1965 Kettering Town 68 (17)
1965–1967 Dunstable Town
1967–1968 Heanor Town
National team
1954–1957 England B 6 (2)
1955 England U23 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harold Hooper (14 June 1933 – 26 August 2020) was an English former professional footballer. He played as an outside forward.

Hooper was born in Pittington, County Durham. He played for West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Sunderland, Kettering Town, Dunstable Town and Heanor Town. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League. He played for England at under-23 and "B" international level. He was in the full England squad at the 1954 FIFA World Cup but did not play.

On 26 August 2020, Hooper died from Alzheimer's.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Harry Hooper". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Another sad loss". WolvesHeroes. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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