| Dudley Tyler | |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Salisbury, England |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | – |
| Years1: | 1969–1972 |
| Years2: | 1972–1973 |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1973–1977 |
| Caps3: | 102 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Clubs4: | Malvern Town |
| Clubs5: | Westfields |
| Clubs6: | Pegasus Juniors |
| Managerclubs1: | Malvern Town |
| Managerclubs2: | Westfields |
| Managerclubs3: | Pegasus Juniors |
Dudley Tyler (born 21 September 1944) is an English former footballer, born in Salisbury, who played as a winger in the Football League for West Ham United and Hereford United.[1]
John Charles signed Tyler for Hereford United in 1969 from amateur football in Swindon;[2] [3] he had previously been rejected by several clubs due to him having a hole in his heart. He was part of the team that famously knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup,[4] and gained election to the Football League in 1972. Tyler subsequently signed for West Ham United for a then non-league record fee of £25,000.[5] He made just 29 league appearances in one-and-a-half seasons,[1] his only league goal for the club scored against Peter Shilton. He returned to Hereford in November 1973, eventually reaching a total of 329 competitive appearances for the club with 69 goals scored.
After retiring from professional football, he joined non league Malvern Town, eventually becoming player-manager, followed by stints at Westfields and Pegasus Juniors in Hereford, both playing and managing. He worked as a salesman for a plastics company.[4] As of 2016, Tyler still lived in Hereford.[6]