Jack Casley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1926[1] | ||
| 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]
References
- ^ a b "Player details Jack Casley". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Torquay United : 1946/47–2006/07". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "U's Casley steps down". BBC News. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "All appearances for Jack Casley". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "Chief Scout steps down". Oxford United F.C. 9 April 2002. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ Obituary from Oxford Mail [1]