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Jeff Astle ( May 13 1942 - January 19, 2002) was an English association footballer.
Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, Astle turned professional with Notts County F.C. when he was 17, playing in the role of a classic centre forward, a protegé of the great Tommy Lawton. In 1965, he was bought for 25,000 Pound Sterling by West Bromwich Albion F.C. for whom, over the next decade, he was to play 361 games and score 174 goals. His most notable strike was probably the winning goal in the 1968 FA Cup final, sealing the remarkable feat of scoring in every round of the competition.
In 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January, Astle was called up to the England teamThe England national football team is organised under the auspices of The Football Association, the governing body for football in England, and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Champions for the World CupThe 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 4-1 in the final. It was Pele's third and final World Cup victory. The format of the competition stayed the same as 1966: 16 teams qualified, divided into four groups of in MexicoThis article is about the country Mexico. For other meanings, see Mexico (disambiguation The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico regarding the use of the variant spelling Mejico see section The name below) is a co. He made his international debut as a substitute when England were a goal down against eventual champions BrazilThe Brazilian national football team is the most successful national football team with five FIFA World Cup victories including the most recent tournament in 2002. Brazil is the only nation to have qualified for every World Cup. Brazil finished second in. Many English supporters will remember his missing an open goal that could have turned the outcome of the tournament. He went on to win four more capIn association football, a cap is an appearance for a national team. The term can be applied to any nationality of player, but is usually only used in the United Kingdom. The term dates from the practice in the UK of awarding a cap (meaning an item of heas.
His fitness deteriorating through repeated injuries, in 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped, he left Albion to end his career with South AfricaSouth Africa is a republic at the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered to the north by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the north-east by Mozambique and Swaziland. Lesotho is contained entirely inside the borders of South Africa. South Africa is one on club Hellenic .
After his retirement he launched an industrial cleaning business but laterly also made TV comedy appearances with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel on Fantasy Football League.
Astle had been West Bromwich Albion's most iconic player and the club was shocked by his early death in Queen's Hospital Burton-upon-Trent of a degenerative brain disease. Failing mental ability had first become apparent as early as 1997. He had been an exceptional header of the ball and the coroner found that the repeated minor trauma had been the cause of his death. A verdict of death by industrial injury was recorded.