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Tony Hazell

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Tony Hazell
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-09-19) 19 September 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth High Wycombe, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1962–1964 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1974 Queens Park Rangers 369 (4)
1974–1978 Millwall 153 (6)
1978–1979 Crystal Palace 5 (0)
1979–1981 Charlton Athletic 37 (0)
Total 564 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tony Hazell (born 19 September 1947 in High Wycombe) is an English former footballer who made 564 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic.[1]

Hazell joined Queens Park Rangers as a 15-year-old,[2] and made his professional debut in October 1964 against Gillingham.[3] He was a member of the 1966–67 side that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup, defeating West Bromwich Albion 3–2 at Wembley Stadium.[2]

Hazell played 369 League games for QPR before transferring to Millwall in 1974, where he played 153 League games. He later had a short spell at Crystal Palace and a little longer with Charlton Athletic before retiring.[1]

Following his retirement from football, Hazell worked as a technician for British Telecom.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tony Hazell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ a b c Struthers, Greg (6 April 2003). "Caught in Time: QPR win League Cup, 1967" (reprint). The Sunday Times. NewsBank. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  3. ^ Westerberg, Kenneth. "1964/65" (Excel spreadsheet). QPRNet. Ron Norris. Retrieved 25 February 2010.[permanent dead link]