Colin Askey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Askey | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milton Youth Club | |||
| 1947–1948 | 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 | |||
| 1965–1966 | Macclesfield Town | 3 | (0) |
| Milton United | |||
| Total | 316+ | (35+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| Milton United | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Colin Askey (born 3 October 1932) is an English former footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals. His son, John Askey, played for and managed Macclesfield Town. His grandson, James Askey, played amateur football for Newcastle Town.
He is most famed for his time at Port Vale, where he scored 23 goals in 217 games between 1949 and 1958. This period was one of the most memorable in the club's history, as the "Valiants" stormed to the Third Division North title and FA Cup semi-finals in 1953–54. Following this he spent four years with Walsall and then two years at Mansfield Town. He won two successive promotions with the "Saddlers" in 1959–60 and 1960–61, and also won promotion out of the Fourth Division with the "Stags" in 1962–63. He then went into non-league football, playing for Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, and Milton United.
Askey was a ground- staff boy at Port Vale in 1947. Askey came through the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in October 1949. He had the option of signing with Stoke City or Bolton Wanderers, but felt he had more chance to win a first team place at The Old Recreation Ground. He played four Third Division South games for Gordon Hodgson's "Valiants" in 1949–50, though spent much of his time serving his conscription with the RAF. He featured seven times in 1951–52 and ten times in 1952–53, and scored his first senior goal on 6 April 1953, in a 2–2 draw with Chester City at Sealand Road. He scored six goals in 53 appearances in 1953–54, as Freddie Steele's side won the Third Division North title and reached the FA Cup semi-finals. Following his performance in a win at Ninian Park, First Division club Cardiff City made a blank cheque offer which was refused in January 1954. Cardiff made the blank cheque offer after Vale initially rejected an offer of £30,000. Vale also recorded a win over Stanley Matthews' Blackpool on the way to the semi-finals, and were only denied a place in the final itself after some debatable refereeing decisions handed West Bromwich Albion victory in the semi-finals. He scored four goals in 39 Second Division games in 1954–55. He made 26 appearances in 1955–56, before he scored five goals in 39 games in 1956–57, as Vale suffered relegation under new boss Norman Low. He scored seven goals in 37 games in 1957–58, before he departed Vale Park when he was sold to Walsall for 'a fairly substantial fee' in July 1958. However, he continued to train at Vale Park until 17 December 1960, when he angered Norman Low by "celebrating too much" after helping Walsall beat Vale 6–2. Following that incident he trained at the Victoria Ground.
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