Bob Hazell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Joseph Hazell | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | (1) |
| 1979–1983 | Queens Park Rangers | 106 | (8) |
| 1983–1986 | Leicester City | 41 | (2) |
| 1985 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1986 | Reading | 4 | (1) |
| 1986–1989 | Port Vale | 81 | (1) |
| Total | 266 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977 | England Youth | 2 | (1) |
| 1979 | England U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 1978 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Joseph Hazell (born 14 June 1959) is a former professional footballer who made 266 league appearances in a 12-year career in the English Football League between 1977 and 1989. Born in Jamaica, he represented England at under-21 level. His nephew is the former Oldham Athletic defender Reuben Hazell, and his son Rohan was a non-League player.
A big physical defender, he began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, featuring in the FA Youth Cup final in 1976. He moved on to Queens Park Rangers in 1979. He helped QPR to the Second Division title in 1982–83 and also played in the 1982 FA Cup final. He moved on to Leicester City in 1983 and had a brief spell back on loan at Wolves in 1985 before he signed with Reading. He joined Port Vale in December 1986 and was a regular for the "Valiants" until a back injury forced his retirement in June 1989.