Gordon Astall facts for kids
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gordon Astall | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Horwich, England | ||
Date of death | 21 October 2020 | (aged 93)||
Playing position | 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 | (59) |
1961–1963 | Torquay United | 33 | (10) |
Total | 456 | (111) | |
National team | |||
1952 | England B | 1 | (0) |
1956 | England | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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.
In later life, he was diagnosed with dementia. He died in October 2020 at the age of 93.

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