Gordon Astall
English footballer (1927–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gordon Astall (22 September 1927 – 21 October 2020) was an English professional footballer. He played as an outside right, and represented the Football League, the England B team and the full England side. At club level he made 456 appearances in the Football League and scored 112 goals.
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Full name | Gordon Astall[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1927-09-22)22 September 1927[1] | ||
Place of birth | Horwich, England | ||
Date of death | 21 October 2020(2020-10-21) (aged 93) | ||
Place of death | Ipplepen, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Royal Marines | |||
Southampton | |||
Bolton Wanderers (trial) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1953 | Plymouth Argyle | 188 | (42) |
1953–1961 | Birmingham City | 235 | (60) |
1961–1963 | Torquay United | 33 | (10) |
Total | 456 | (112) | |
International career | |||
1952 | England B | 1 | (0) |
1956 | England | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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