Colin Askey

Colin Askey

Personal information
Full name	Colin Askey
Date of birth	3 October 1932 (1932-10-03) (age 79)
Place of birth	Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position	Right-winger
Youth career
	Milton Youth Club
	British Aluminium
1948–1949	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1949–1958	Port Vale	200	(21)
1958–1962	Walsall	83	(12)
1962–1964	Mansfield Town	30	(2)
	Wellington Town
	Stafford Rangers
	Winsford United
	Macclesfield Town
	Milton United
	the Ancient Briton
	the Miner's Arms
Total		313+	(35+)
Teams managed
	Milton United
	Ind Coope
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Colin Askey (born 3 October 1932) is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.

He is most famed for his time at Port Vale, where he scored 21 goals in 200 league games between 1949 and 1958. This period was one of the most memorable in the club's history. Following this he spent four years with Walsall and then two years at Mansfield Town. He then went into non-league football, playing for several teams.

Playing style

Former teammate Roy Sproson said that: "only his lack of real speed stopped Colin from becoming a great player because he had all the other equipment. A good crosser of the ball, Colin would take defenders on and was as brave as a lion, too", with a good "overall consistency."^[1]

Playing career

Askey came through the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in October 1949. It took until April 1953 for Askey to establish himself in the first team, due in part to his conscription with the RAF. He was a member of the sides that won the Football League Third Division North title in 1953–54 and reached the 1954 FA Cup semi-finals. Cardiff City made a blank cheque offer which was refused in January 1954,^[2] but Vale did part with him for 'a fairly substantial fee' in July 1958, to Walsall. Later teams he played for include: Mansfield Town, Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, Milton United, the Ancient Briton and the Miner's Arms (in Milton).^[3]

Management career

After finally retiring from football, he became the manager, later chairman, of Milton United. He also managed the Ind Coope Sunday League team before becoming the northern area manager of the Staffordshire FA.

Honours

with Port Vale

• Football League Third Division North winner: 1953–54

References

1. ^ Harper, Chris (February 10, 1975). "Sproson's Eleven". The Sentinel. http://www.sprosonfund.com/Stories/sproson%27seleven.html. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
2. ^ Sherwin, Phil (2010). The Port Vale Miscellany. Brimscombe Port: The History Press. pp. 17. ISBN 9780752457772. 
3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 10. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 

Persondata
Name	Askey, Colin
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	3 October 1932
Place of birth	Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death
Place of death