Colin Askey
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Colin Askey (born 3 October 1932) is an English former footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 341 league and cup appearances in a 15-year career in the English Football League, scoring 40 goals. His son, John Askey, played for and managed Macclesfield Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Askey[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1932-10-03) 3 October 1932 (age 91)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Milton Youth Club | |||
British Aluminium | |||
1947–1949 | Port Vale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1958 | Port Vale | 200 | (21) |
1958–1962 | Walsall | 83 | (12) |
1962–1964 | Mansfield Town | 30 | (2) |
Wellington Town | |||
Stafford Rangers | |||
Winsford United | |||
1965–1966 | Macclesfield Town | 3 | (0) |
Milton United | |||
Total | 316+ | (35+) | |
Managerial career | |||
Milton United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He is most famed for his time at Port Vale, where he scored 23 goals in 217 games between 1949 and 1958. This period was one of the most memorable in the club's history, as the "Valiants" stormed to the Third Division North title and FA Cup semi-finals in 1953–54. Following this he spent four years with Walsall and then two years at Mansfield Town. He won two successive promotions with the "Saddlers" in 1959–60 and 1960–61, and also won promotion out of the Fourth Division with the "Stags" in 1962–63. He then went into non-League football, playing for Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, and Milton United.