Name: Roy Hartle
Nickname: "Chopper"
Country:
EnglandClub: Bolton Wanderers
Shirt Number: 2
Position: ★SB, CB
Side: RF/RS
Age: 26-31 years (04/10/1931)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Attack: 58
Defence: 82
Balance: 90
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 81
Acceleration: 78
Response: 77
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 71
Dribble Speed: 70
Short Pass Accuracy: 75
Short Pass Speed: 78
Long Pass Accuracy: 76
Long Pass Speed: 80
Shot Accuracy: 65
Shot Power: 84
Shot Technique: 64
Free Kick Accuracy: 69
Curling: 72
Header: 82
Jump: 77
Technique: 72
Aggression: 68
Mentality: 90
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80
Injury Tolerance: A
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 7
Growth type: Standard/Lasting
CARDS:
S07 – Man Marking
S08 – Slide Tackle
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking - Sliding
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence-Minded
Roy Hartle was one half of arguably the most fearsome full-back pairing to grace the top flight of English football in the 20th century. The muscular Midlander lined up on the right defensive flank of Bolton Wanderers pretty well non-stop from the early 1950s until 1966, for most of that spell partnering the pugnacious Tommy Banks, a left-back with an insatiable appetite for the fray. Known as "Chopper" when Ron Harris of Chelsea, who was to glory in that nickname in later years, was still at junior school, Hartle was a wide-shouldered six-footer with a kick like a mule and a habit of crashing into opponents before helping them up with a solicitous enquiry as to their health.
Yet to dwell on frequently exaggerated yarns of comic-strip violence is to undersell outrageously his immense footballing ability and intelligence. In fact, he was a splendidly accurate passer whose positional play and reading of the action were outstanding. Besides, he also could score goals from penalties & freekicks.
Legend, the life of Roy 'Chopper' Hartle wrote:
And despite being, let's say, one of the more robust practitioners of the full-back's art, Roy Hartle was booked just once throughout his entire career.
Jimmy Arrmfield wrote:
"Roy Hatle wasn't just a tough guy. He was a very good kicker of the ball. He could play. People like Roy and Banky were better on the ball than they were given credit for."
Legend, the life of Roy 'Chopper' Hartle wrote:
Another new name on the scoresheet was that of Roy Hartle who notched five which, it has to be said, included four penalties... And in Bolton's final win of the season, a 3-1 home success against Nottingham Forests, Roy grabbed his second league goal of the season with a thirty-yard free-kick.
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