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Gordon Astall

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Full name	Gordon Astall
Date of birth	(1927-09-22)22 September 1927
Place of birth	Horwich, England
Date of death	21 October 2020(2020-10-21) (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.