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Joe Kasher
English footballer
Joseph William Robinson Kasher (14 January 1894 – 8 January 1992) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Sunderland and Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph William Robinson Kasher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1894[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Willington, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 8 January 1992(1992-01-08) (aged 97)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912 | Hunwick Juniors | ||
| 1913 | Willington | ||
| 1914 | Crook Town | ||
| 1919–1922 | Sunderland | 86 | (0) |
| 1922–1924 | Stoke | 52 | (1) |
| 1924–1925 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1925–1926 | Accrington Stanley | 47 | (2) |
| Total | 185 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kasher played for Hunwick Juniors, Willington, Crook Town before joining Sunderland in 1919. He established himself in the "Black Cats" midfield for three seasons after World War I playing in 90 matches.[1] He joined Stoke in October 1922 and played 31 times in 1922–23 and 24 times in 1923–24.[1] He then spent a season with Carlisle United and then two years at Accrington Stanley.[1]
When he died in January 1992, six days before what would have been his 98th birthday, he was one of the oldest living former professional footballers in England.
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1919–20 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1920–21 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1921–22 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1922–23 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Stoke | 1922–23 | First Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1923–24 | Second Division | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1925–26 | Third Division North | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 1926–27 | Third Division North | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 185 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 194 | 3 | ||
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- "The lure of promotion. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- Joe Kasher at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)