national team. Later years In 1977, Hardaker published his autobiography, Hardaker of the League, which he co-wrote with former BBC Radio football correspondent Bryon Butler and in 1979 he was made director general of the Football League, continuing to serve there until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1980. The Alan Hardaker Trophy was commissioned in 1990 as the award to be presented to the "man of the match" at each Football League Cup Final since that time. Hardaker's great-grandson, Tom Coyle, presented the trophy at the 2004 Final between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. In 2011, Hardaker was portrayed by actor Neil Dudgeon in United, a BBC TV drama centred on the 1958 Munich air disaster involving Manchester United. References 1912 births Military personnel from Kingston upon Hull Association football executives Officers of the Order of the British Empire 1980 deaths Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. players Footballers from Kingston upon Hull Seamen from Kingston upon Hull Bridlington Town A.F.C. players Association football fullbacks English footballers Royal Navy officers of World War II