Robert Hardy (16 June 1885 – 13 July 1960) was an English

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who played in the

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for

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

. He played in the 1909 FA Cup Final where Bristol were beaten 1–0 by

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. The shirt Hardy wore in the final was sold at auction for £13,000 in 2017.

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1885 births English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football forwards South Bank F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Year of death missing People from South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub