Full name Walter Hazelden Name Wally Hazelden Playing position Role Footballer | 1956–1957 Aston Villa Position Forward Years Team | |
Date of birth (1941-02-13) 13 February 1941 (age 74) Place of birth Ashton-in-Makerfield, England | ||
Walter "Wally" Hazelden (born 13 February 1941) is an English former 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. At the age of 16, he made his first team debut for the club in November 1957 against West Bromwich Albion, scoring the opening goal and setting up Villa's second in a 3–2 defeat. 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.