Jack Astley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Astley | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1984 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Whitley, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Elfin's Parish Church | |||
| Chadwick Recreation | |||
| Warrington Bedouins | |||
| Elmwood Avenue Methodists | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1933 | Southport | 2 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | → Shelbourne (loan) | ||
| 1933–1936 | Brentford | 49 | (0) |
| 1936–1939 | Coventry City | 140 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| League of Ireland XI | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John "Jack" Astley (3 December 1909 – 8 November 1984) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Southport, Brentford and Coventry City.
A right back, Astley began his career in his native north west, playing for a number of amateur clubs before signing for Division Three North side Southport in 1930. He made just two appearances for the club before joining League of Ireland side Shelbourne on loan for the 1932–33 season. He left Southport at the end of the 1932–33 season.
Astley signed for Division Two side Brentford in May 1933. He went straight into the team and made 41 appearances during the 1933–34 season, in which the Bees finished fourth in Division Two. The arrival of full backs Arthur Bateman and George Poyser in the summer of 1934 and an injury saw Astley lose his place in the team, making just one appearance during the 1934–35 season, in which Brentford secured promotion to Division One as champions. He instead played for the reserves, winning the 1935 London Challenge Cup with the team. Astley managed to make eight appearances in Division One during the first half of the 1935–36 season, before departing Griffin Park in February 1936. Astley made 50 appearances for Brentford.
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