Gordon Astall (born September 22, 1927) was an English professional footballer. He played as a right winger and represented the Football League, the England 'B' team and played twice for the full England side. He was born in Horwich. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football clubs (though three Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two) that occupy... Location within the British Isles Horwich (pronounced Horrich) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foot of the West Pennine Moors, half way between Bolton and Chorley. ...

Gordon Astall was playing amateur football for Southampton when he signed professional with Plymouth Argyle in November 1947. He had previously been an unsuccessful triallist at his local side Bolton Wanderers. His league debut came in February 1948 at home to Luton Town, and he soon became a regular in the Home Park side, helping Plymouth to the Third Division South title in 1953. In October of that year he was signed by second division rivals Birmingham City for a fee of £14,000, following his Plymouth wing colleague Alex Govan to St. Andrews. He had played 188 league games for Plymouth, scoring 42 goals. As a goalscoring outside right, he replaced the scot Jack Stewart in the Birmingham side and quickly became an important member of a side which won the Second Division title in 1955 and reached the FA Cup Final the following season (losing 3-1 at Wembley to Manchester City). Full international recognition followed and he scored on his debut for England against Finland on the 20th of May 1956. He scored again 6 days later against Germany, but this proved to be his final international appearance. In July 1961, after 235 league appearances for Birmingham, in which he scored 57 goals, he moved to Torquay United on a free transfer. He made his Gulls debut on the 19th of August 1961, featuring in a 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, and went on to score 10 goals in 27 league games in a season that would see Torquay relegated back to Division Four thanks to a final day defeat away to Barnsley, Astall scoring one of Torquay's goals in a 4-2 defeat. He played only six times the following season before retiring from the professional game. In May 2000 the Torquay Herald Express reported that he was living in retirement in Torquay and a keen golfer. Southampton Football Club (originally St. ... Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton. ... Luton Town F.C. are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... Home Park is an Association Football stadium located in Plymouth, England, and is home to Plymouth Argyle, who currently play in the Football League Championship. ... The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958. ... Birmingham City Football Club are an English football club based in Birmingham, and currently play in the Football League Championship. ... Jack Stewart (born May 29, 1983) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Manchester City Football Club is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football team based in Torquay. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in South Norwood in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes. ...