Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 27 April 1926||
Place of birth | Torquay, England | ||
Date of death | 31 May 2014 | (aged 88)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1947–1949 | Torquay United | 1 | (0) |
1949–1951 | Headington United | 18 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Casley (27 April 1926 – 31 May 2014) was an English professional footballer, born in Torquay, who played in the Football League for Torquay United. [2]
Casley joined Torquay United in June 1947. An injury crisis, including the loss of regular keeper Phil Joslin, left Torquay without a goalkeeper for the match at Plainmoor against Walsall in April 1948 and, although a midfielder, Casley played in goal and helped Torquay to a 3–2 victory, which in turn meant that they would not finish at the foot of the league.[ citation needed] Casley never played for Torquay's league team again, in any position, [2] joining Headington United (later to become Oxford United) in 1949 as their first professional player. [3] Casley played his first game for Headington in goal, but reverted to the outfield thereafter, and scored the club's first hat-trick in the Southern League in his third game. [1] [4] He retired as a first-team player in 1951, but remained with the club, stepping down as chief scout only in 2002, aged 75, after 53 years' association with the club. [5] He died on 31 May 2014 from natural causes at the age of 88. [6]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 27 April 1926||
Place of birth | Torquay, England | ||
Date of death | 31 May 2014 | (aged 88)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1947–1949 | Torquay United | 1 | (0) |
1949–1951 | Headington United | 18 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Casley (27 April 1926 – 31 May 2014) was an English professional footballer, born in Torquay, who played in the Football League for Torquay United. [2]
Casley joined Torquay United in June 1947. An injury crisis, including the loss of regular keeper Phil Joslin, left Torquay without a goalkeeper for the match at Plainmoor against Walsall in April 1948 and, although a midfielder, Casley played in goal and helped Torquay to a 3–2 victory, which in turn meant that they would not finish at the foot of the league.[ citation needed] Casley never played for Torquay's league team again, in any position, [2] joining Headington United (later to become Oxford United) in 1949 as their first professional player. [3] Casley played his first game for Headington in goal, but reverted to the outfield thereafter, and scored the club's first hat-trick in the Southern League in his third game. [1] [4] He retired as a first-team player in 1951, but remained with the club, stepping down as chief scout only in 2002, aged 75, after 53 years' association with the club. [5] He died on 31 May 2014 from natural causes at the age of 88. [6]