Jack Casley
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-04-27)27 April 1926[1]
Place of birth Torquay, England
Date of death 31 May 2014(2014-05-31) (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. 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player details Jack Casley". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Torquay United : 1946/47–2006/07". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "U's Casley steps down". BBC News. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "All appearances for Jack Casley". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Chief Scout steps down". Oxford United F.C. 9 April 2002. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  6. ↑ Obituary from Oxford Mail
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