He stayed with Leeds until 1964, when he took up a player-manager position at
Wellington Town. He stayed there until 1967, when he became coach at
Bradford City and was soon promoted to the position of manager. He started an upturn in the club's fortunes in his short role as manager before his death, from a heart attack during a training session in March 1968. He guided City to 11th in
Division Four in
1966–67. The following season a run of seven wins from eight games was key to City's position towards the top of the table. On the day of his death, Hair had secured the services of
Tony Leighton and
Denis Atkins. They proved to be key additions to the squad as the club narrowly missed out on promotion but did so a season later. ==Career statistics==