Horace Astley Explained

Horace Astley
Birth Date:1882
Birth Place:Bolton, England
Position:Forward
Years2:1905–1907
Clubs1:Middlesbrough
Clubs2:Crystal Palace
Caps2:32
Goals2:12

Horace Astley (born 1882) was an English footballer who played for Crystal Palace as a forward.

Career

Born in Bolton, Astley played professionally for Middlesbrough, before following manager Jack Robson South to join the newly established club, Crystal Palace. Astley was the top scorer in the club's second season, 1906–07, the club's first playing in the Southern League Division One. Astley famously scored the only goal in Palace's shock defeat of Newcastle in the first round of the 1906–07 FA Cup.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. "THE WORLD OF PASTIME" The Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times (London, England), Saturday, 19 January 1948466585757; Issue 22.
  2. Book: King, Ian. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. 2012. 530–1. 978-1-78091-221-9.