John Paul Hart (8 June 1928 – 26 November 2018) was an English

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player and manager who spent his entire career with

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Biography

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-born Hart played for Manchester City as an

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in 169 Football League matches between 1947 and 1961, scoring 67 goals, in a career disrupted by injury. He succeeded

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as the club's manager for six monthsfrom March to October 1973before ill-health forced him to retire. He was inducted into Manchester City's Hall of Fame in 2006. Hart's sons

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and

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both played league football as centre halves. Paul also followed his father into management.

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