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Place of birth
  
Torquay, England

Name
  
Jack Casley

Playing position
  
Role
  
Footballer


Years
  
Team

Died
  
May 31, 2014

1947–1949
  
Position
  
Midfielder

Jack Casley Jack Casley Oxford Uniteds first professional dies BBC Sport

Date of birth
  
(1926-04-27)27 April 1926

Date of death
  
31 May 2014(2014-05-31) (aged 88)

John "Jack" Casley (27 April 1926 – 31 May 2014) was an English professional footballer, born in Torquay, who played in the Football League for Torquay United.

Jack Casley Oxford United stalwart Jack Casley dies at 88 From Oxford Mail

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, joining Headington United (later to become Oxford United) in 1949 as their first professional player. 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. 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. He died on 31 May 2014 from natural causes at the age of 88.

References

Jack Casley Wikipedia


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