Birth of Jeff Astle
Birth of Jeff Astle
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jeff Astle Biography and Timeline
Follow Jeff Astle through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Jeff Astle, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1942–2002Years on this page
1942
1964
Transfer
Signs for West Brom for a fee of œ25,000
1970
Astle Appears as Brazil Substitute
Jeff Astle replaces Bobby Charlton during the second half against Brazil and joins England’s attempt to recover from a one-goal deficit.
Scoring Record
In 1969-1970 Astle is the leading scorer in Division One with 25 goals
2002
Health of Jeff Astle
The cause of death was a degenerative brain disease; failing mental ability had become apparent five years earlier, had been an exceptional header of the ball, and the coroner found that the repeated minor trauma had been the cause of his death
Death of Jeff Astle
Death of Jeff Astle
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.