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{{short description|English footballer, manager, and coach}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = George Hardwick
| image                = George Hardwick (1956).jpg
| image_size           = 200
| caption              = Hardwick in 1956
| fullname             = George Francis Moutry Hardwick<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|8261|access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date           = {{birth date|1920|2|2|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place          = [[Saltburn-by-the-Sea|Saltburn]], England<ref name=Hugman/>
| death_date           = {{death date and age|2004|4|19|1920|2|2|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| death_place          = [[Stockton-on-Tees]], England<ref name=Hugman/>
| position             = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1               = 1937–1950
| clubs1               = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| caps1                = 143
| goals1               = 5
| years2               = 1950–1956
| clubs2               = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
| caps2                = 190
| goals2               = 14
| totalcaps            = 333
| totalgoals           = 19
| nationalyears1       = 1946–1948
| nationalteam1        = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps1        = 13
| nationalgoals1       = 0
| manageryears1        = 1950–1956
| managerclubs1        = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
| manageryears2        = 1957
| managerclubs2        = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| manageryears3        = 1957–1958
| managerclubs3        = [[PSV Eindhoven]]
| manageryears4        = 1964–1965
| managerclubs4        = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| manageryears5        = 1966–1970
| managerclubs5        = [[Gateshead A.F.C.|Gateshead]]
}}
'''George Francis Moutry Hardwick''' (2 February 1920 – 19 April 2004) was an English [[Association football|footballer]], manager and coach. During his time as an active player, he was a left-sided defender for [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]. He was also a member of the [[England national football team]], playing in 13 international matches and serving as the team's first post-[[World War II]] captain in all 13 of those matches, and is the only England player to be captain in every one of his appearances.

In 1947, the nations of Great Britain joined to form a football team, which Hardwick captained and led to victory (6–1) against the rest of Europe.
[[File:George Hardwick Statue MFC.jpg|190px|thumb|left|Statue of Hardwick which stands outside the [[Riverside Stadium]], [[Middlesbrough]]]]
Owing to a knee injury, Hardwick's international career ended after twelve matches. He is held in high esteem by Middlesbrough fans, and is regarded as the greatest defender in the club's history.

After his career as a player, Hardwick served as player-manager for [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] and manager for [[PSV Eindhoven]], and for six months in 1957, the [[Netherlands national football team]]. He later managed [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[Gateshead A.F.C.|Gateshead]].

Today, his legacy lives on in the form of The George Hardwick Foundation,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070603105051/http://www.georgehardwickfoundation.org/ Article title]}}</ref> a charity dedicated to helping carers, former carers and patients. His wife Jennifer, who cared for George during his later years, is a patron. They have three main sites at Stockton, Middlesbrough and The University Hospital of North Tees.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/georgehardwick.html George Hardwick], Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
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