Jack Astley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Astley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Date of death | 1984 (aged 74–75) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Elfin's Parish Church | |||
| Chadwick Recreation | |||
| Warrington Bedouins | |||
| Elmwood Avenue Methodists | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1932 | Southport | 2 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1933–1936 | Brentford | 49 | (0) |
| 1936–1939 | Coventry City | 140 | |
| National team | |||
| League of Ireland XI | |||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John "Jack" Astley (3 December 1909 – 1984) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Southport, Brentford and Coventry City.[2]
Club career
Early years
A right back, Astley began his career in his native north west, playing for a number of amateur clubs before signing for Division Three North side Southport in 1930. He made just two appearances for the club before departing in 1932 to join League of Ireland side Shelbourne.[2][3] He left the club at the end of the 1932–33 season and returned to England.[2]
Brentford
Astley signed for Division Two side Brentford in May 1933.[2] He went straight into the team and made 41 appearances during the 1933–34 season,[4] in which the Bees finished fourth in Division Two. The arrival of full backs Arthur Bateman and George Poyser in the summer of 1934 saw Astley lose his place in the team, making just one appearance during the 1934–35 season,[4] in which Brentford secured promotion to Division One as champions. He instead played for the reserves, winning the 1935 London Challenge Cup with the team.[5] Astley managed to make eight appearances in Division One during the first half of the 1935–36 season,[4] before departing Griffin Park in February 1936.[2] Astley made 50 appearances for Brentford and scored no goals.[2]
Coventry City
Astley joined Division Three South high-flyers Coventry City in February 1936.[2] He made 14 appearances in what remained of the 1935–36 season and helped the Sky Blues to the Division Three South title.[6] Astley displaced Vic Brown from the team and with former Brentford teammate Walter Metcalf on the other flank, was an ever-present until professional football was suspended in 1939 upon to the outbreak of the Second World War.[2] He made 146 appearances for the Sky Blues.[6]
Representative career
While with Shelbourne, Astley played for the League of Ireland representative team against their Welsh League counterparts.[2]
Honours
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 12. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 13. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Football League Player List" (PDF).
- 1 2 3 "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- 1 2 3 "Jack Astley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.