Jeff Astle
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Jeffery Astle, commonly known as Jeff Astle, was a British football player, who had a long and successful career as a centre-forward of West Bromwich Albion FC. In 1970 he topped the charts when, as part of the England World Cup squad, he'd contributed to the stirring 'Back Home'. He made a solo single the following year: a slightly countrified version of 'Sweet Water', penned by Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett. In the id-1990s Astle would appear at the end of the 'Fantasy Football League' TV show
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Eastwood
- Place of death
- Burton upon Trent
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1970 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- England men's national association football team
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Jeff Astle Gates.jpg
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- Jeff Astle
- date of birth
- 1942-05-13
- date of death
- 2002-01-19
- name in native language
- Jeff Astle
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