England's Players - Chronological List of Deaths 1946-1959

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This is a comprehensive list of players who have died between 1946 and 1959
Plyr No.	Player Club	Birthdate	Deathdate Place of death	Playing Career	Age
294	Alf Common Sheffield United, Middlesbrough	25 May 1880	3 April 1946 Darlington	1904-06	65 years 313 days
197	Rupert Sandilands Old Westminsters & Corinthians	7 August 1868	20 April 1946 Southampton	1892-96	77 years 256 days
278	Tom Baddeley Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 October 1874	24 September 1946 Stoke-on-Trent	1903-04	71 years 329 days
452	Bill Ashurst Notts County	4 May 1894	26 January 1947 Bulwell	1923-25	52 years 268 days
446	Harry Jones Nottingham Forest	24 May 1891	c.10 May 1947 Derby	1923	55 years 350 days
260	Bertie Banks Millwall Athletic	19 June 1874	27 April 1947 Smethwick	1901	72 years 313 days
317	Gordon Wright Cambridge University & Corinthians	3 October 1884	5 June 1947 Johannesburg, South Africa	1906	62 years 245 days
54	Percy Fairclough Old Foresters	1 February 1858	22 June 1947 Sevenoaks	1878	89 years 141 days
206	John Sutcliffe Bolton Wanderers, Millwall Athletic	12 April 1868	7 July 1947 Bradford	1893-1903	79 years 86 days
280	Harry Hadley West Bromwich Albion	26 October 1877	22 October 1947 Kingston-upon-Thames	1903	69 years 361 days
56	Henry Wace Wanderers & Clapham Rovers	21 September 1853	5 November 1947 Bath	1878-79	94 years 45 days
527	Tom Wilson Huddersfield Town	16 April 1896	2 February 1948 Barnsley	1928	51 years 292 days
162	Frank Burton Nottingham Forest	18 March 1865	10 February 1948 Orston Hall	1889	82 years 329 days
304	Jack Carr Newcastle United	25 June 1878	17 March 1948 Newcastle upon Tyne	1905-07	69 years 266 days
511	George Brown Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa	22 June 1903	10 June 1948 Hall's Green	1926-32	44 years 355 days
209	Fred Spiksley Wednesday	25 January 1870	28 July 1948 Singleton	1893-98	78 years 185 days
366	George Elliott Middlesbrough	7 January 1889	27 November 1948 Middlesbrough	1913-20	59 years 325 days
112	William Bromley-Davenport Oxford University, Old Etonians & Corinthians	21 January 1862	6 February 1949 Macclesfield	1884	87 years 16 days
390	Tommy Clay Tottenham Hotspur	19 November 1892	21 February 1949 Southend-on-Sea	1920-22	56 years 94 days
350	Billy Hibbert Bury	21 September 1884	16 March 1949 Blackpool	1910	64 years 176 days
399	Thomas Downs Everton	13 August 1886	24 March 1949 Shildon	1920	62 years 223 days
343	Harold Halse Manchester United	1 January 1886	25 March 1949 Colchester	1909	63 years 83 days
356	Kenneth Hunt Leyton & Wolverhampton Wanderers	24 February 1884	28 April 1949 Heathfield	1911	65 years 63 days
382	Fanny Walden Tottenham Hotspur	1 March 1888	3 May 1949 Northampton	1914-22	61 years 63 days
518	Sid Bishop Leicester City	10 February 1900	4 May 1949 Fulham	1927	49 years 83 days
299	Bernard Wilkinson Sheffield United	12 March 1878	28 May 1949 Sheffield	1904	71 years 77 days
408	Harry Chambers Liverpool	17 November 1896	29 June 1949 Oakengates	1921-23	52 years 224 days
231	Bernard Middleditch Corinthians	31 December 1871	3 October 1949 Rye	1897	77 years 276 days
210	Leslie Gay Cambridge University & Old Brightonians & Corinthians	24 March 1871	1 November 1949 Sidmouth	1893-94	78 years 222 days
488	Tommy Cook Brighton & Hove Albion	5 January 1901	15 January 1950 Brighton	1925	49 years 10 days
256	John Plant Bury	23 March 1871	19 January 1950 Bollington	1900	78 years 302 days
315	Sammy Day Old Malvernians & Corinthians	29 December 1878	21 February 1950 Chobham	1906	71 years 54 days
93	Robert King Oxford University & Upton Park	4 April 1862	4 March 1950 Leigh-on-Sea	1882	87 years 334 days
156	Bill Townley Blackburn Rovers	14 February 1866	30 May 1950 Blackpool	1889-90	84 years 105 days
435	David Mercer Sheffield United	20 March 1893	3 June 1950 Newton Abbot	1922-23	57 years 75 days
177	George Cotterill Cambridge University & Old Brightonians & Corinthians	4 April 1868	1 October 1950 Llandaff	1891-93	82 years 180 days
530	Vince Matthews Sheffield United	15 January 1896	15 November 1950 Oxford	1928	54 years 304 days
309	Herbert Smith Reading	22 November 1877	6 January 1951 Witney	1905-06	73 years 45 days
269	Fred Blackburn Blackburn Rovers	20 July 1878	13 March 1951 Ilford	1901-04	72 years 236 days
430	Billy Smith Huddersfield Town	23 May 1895	13 April 1951 Doncaster	1922-28	55 years 325 days
554	Gordon Hodgson Liverpool	16 April 1904	14 June 1951 Burslem	1930-31	47 years 59 days
173	Harry Wood Wolverhampton Wanderers	26 June 1868	5 July 1951 Portsmouth	1890-96	83 years 10 days
203	Robert Topham Wolverhampton Wanderers & Casuals & Corinthians	3 November 1867	31 August 1951 Birchington	1893-94	83 years 301 days
92	Doctor Greenwood Blackburn Rovers	31 October 1860	3 November 1951 Buxton	1882	91 years 3 days
159	Charlie Wreford-Brown Oxford University & Old Carthusians & Corinthians	9 October 1866	26 November 1951 Paddington	1889-98	85 years 48 days
387	Bobby Turnbull Bradford	17 December 1895	18 March 1952 Middlesbrough	1919	56 years 92 days
418	Archie Rawlings Preston North End	2 October 1891	11 June 1952 Preston	1921	60 years 253 days
213	Harry Chippendale Blackburn Rovers	2 October 1870	29 September 1952 Darwen	1894	81 years 361 days
369	Hugh Moffat Oldham Athletic	24 January 1885	14 November 1952 Congleton	1913	67 years 295 days
242	Jack Hillman Burnley	30 November 1870	16 December 1952 Burnley	1899	82 years 16 days
318	Harry Makepeace Everton	22 August 1881	19 December 1952 Bebington	1906-12	71 years 119 days
461	Harold Pantling Sheffield United	16 May 1891	21 December 1952 Sheffield	1923	61 years 219 days
472	Charlie Spencer Newcastle United	4 December 1899	9 February 1953 York	1924	53 years 67 days
337	Arthur Berry Oxford University	3 January 1888	15 March 1953 Liverpool	1909	65 years 71 days
422	Tommy Lucas Liverpool	22 September 1895	11 December 1953 Aylesbury	1921-26	58 years 80 days
283	Vivian Woodward Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea	3 June 1879	31 January 1954 Ealing	1903-11	74 years 269 days
211	Joe Reader West Bromwich Albion	27 February 1866	8 March 1954 West Bromwich	1894	88 years 9 days
244	Jimmy Settle Bury, Everton	5 September 1875	1 June 1954 Bolton	1899-1903	78 years 269 days
133	George Brann Swifts & Corinthians	23 April 1865	14 June 1954 Surbiton Hill	1886-91	89 years 52 days
374	Joe Hodkinson Blackburn Rovers	3 May 1889	18 June 1954 Lancaster	1913-19	65 years 46 days
538	Ernie Hart Leeds United	3 January 1902	21 July 1954 Leeds	1928-34	52 years 199 days
311	Arthur Bridgett Sunderland	11 October 1882	26 July 1954 Newcastle-under-Lyme	1905-09	71 years 289 days
169	Fred Geary Everton	23 January 1868	8 January 1955 Great Crosby	1890-91	86 years 350 days
358	Tom Brittleton The Wednesday	23 April 1882	22 February 1955 Winsford	1912-14	72 years 305 days
526	Alf Baker Arsenal	27 April 1898	1 April 1955 Bromley	1927	56 years 339 days
327	Irvine Thornley Manchester City	11 October 1883	24 April 1955 South Shields	1907	71 years 195 days
306	Dicky Bond Preston North End, Bradford City	14 December 1883	25 April 1955 Preston	1905-10	71 years 132 days
534	Jack Hacking Oldham Athletic	22 December 1897	31 May 1955 Accrington	1928-29	57 years 135 days
347	Billy Bradshaw Blackburn Rovers	3 April 1884	June 1955 Blackburn	1910-13	71 years 59-67 days
339	Bert Freeman Everton, Burnley	13 October 1885	11 August 1955 Birmingham	1909-12	69 years 302 days
341	Harold Fleming Swindon Town	30 April 1887	23 August 1955 Swindon	1909-14	68 years 115 days
375	Billy Watson Burnley	11 September 1890	1 September 1955 Southport	1913-19	64 years 355 days
149	Charlie Shelton Notts Rangers	22 January 1864	18 September 1955 Melton Mowbray	1888	91 years 259 days
514	Billy Pease Middlesbrough	30 September 1899	2 October 1955 Redcar	1927	56 years 3 days
261	Jack Cox Liverpool	21 December 1877	11 November 1955 Walton-on-Thames	1901-03	77 years 325 days
148	Bob Holmes Preston North End	23 June 1867	16 November 1955 Preston	1888-95	88 years 146 days
384	Arthur Knight Portsmouth	7 September 1887	10 March 1956 Milton	1919	68 years 185 days
268	James Iremonger Nottingham Forest	5 March 1876	25 March 1956 West Bridgford	1901-02	80 years 20 days
225	Gerard Dewhurst Liverpool Ramblers & Corinthians	14 February 1872	29 March 1956 Llandegla	1895	84 years 44 days
380	Bobby McNeal West Bromwich Albion	15 January 1891	15 May 1956 West Bromwich	1914	65 years 121 days
383	Joe Smith West Bromwich Albion	10 April 1890	9 June 1956 Wolverhampton	1919-22	66 years 60 days
257	Charlie Fry Southampton & Corinthians	25 April 1872	7 September 1956 Barnet	1901	84 years 135 days
155	Jack Southworth Blackburn Rovers	29 December 1866	16 October 1956 Liverpool	1889-92	89 years 292 days
308	Harry Linacre Nottingham Forest	26 March 1881	11 May 1957 Nottingham	1905	76 years 46 days
185	Jack Cox Derby County	21 October 1867	10 June 1957 Toronto	1892	89 years 232 days
475	George Blackburn Aston Villa	18 March 1899	3 July 1957 Birmingham	1924	58 years 117 days
344	Bert Morley Notts County	8 October 1882	16 July 1957 Skegness	1910	74 years 281 days
352	Albert Sturgess Sheffield United	21 October 1882	16 July 1957 Sheffield	1911-14	74 years 268 days
132	Thelwell Pike Brentwood & Cambridge University & Old Malvernians & Corinthians	17 November 1866	21 July 1957 Margate	1885	90 years 246 days
556	Harry Burgess Sheffield Wednesday	20 August 1904	6 October 1957 Wilmslow	1930-31	53 years 47 days
348	Bert Hall Aston Villa	21 January 1882	17 October 1957 Kidderminster	1910	75 years 269 days
291	Bert Lee Southampton	19 August 1879	14 January 1958 Southampton	1904	78 years 148 days
336	Joe Cottle Bristol City	4 June 1886	3 February 1958 Bristol	1909	71 years 244 days
719	Tommy Taylor Manchester United	29 January 1932	6 February 1958 München	1953-57	26 years 8 days
728	Roger Byrne Manchester United	8 September 1929		1954-57	28 years 151 days
760	David Pegg Manchester United	20 September 1935		1957	22 years 139 days
655	Frank Swift Manchester City	26 December 1913		1946-49	44 years 42 days
328	Jimmy Stewart The Wednesday, Newcastle United	15 January 1883	17 February 1958 Fenham	1907-11	75 years 33 days
745	Duncan Edwards Manchester United	1 October 1936	21 February 1958 München	1955-57	21 years 143 days
239	Ben Garfield West Bromwich Albion	21 May 1871	spring 1958 Manchester	1898	86 years 315 days- 87 years 40 days
402	Bert Coleman Dulwich Hamlet	19 October 1889	15 June 1958 Bromley	1921	68 years 239 days
434	Jack Harrow Chelsea	8 October 1888	19 July 1958 Croydon	1922-23	69 years 284 days
470	David Jack Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal	3 April 1898	10 September 1958 Lambeth	1924-32	60 years 160 days
353	Jock Simpson Blackburn Rovers	25 December 1885	4 January 1959 Falkirk	1911-14	73 years 10 days
345	Arthur Cowell Blackburn Rovers	12 May 1886	12 February 1959 Blackburn	1910	72 years 276 days
407	Tom Bromilow Liverpool	7 October 1894	4 March 1959 Nuneaton	1921-25	64 years 148 days
284	Arthur Lockett Stoke	11 March 1877	5 March 1959 Tooting	1903	81 years 359 days
613	Bill Richardson West Bromwich Albion	29 May 1909	29 March 1959 Birmingham	1935	49 years 304 days
749	Jeff Hall Birmingham City	7 September 1929	4 April 1959 Bordesley Green	1955-57	29 years 209 days
288	Percy Humphreys Notts County	3 December 1880	13 April 1959 Stepney	1903	78 years 131 days
445	Jack Alderson Crystal Palace	23 November 1890	2 July 1959 Dewsbury	1923	68 years 221 days
502	Ted Harper Blackburn Rovers	22 August 1901	22 July 1959 Blackburn	1926	57 years 334 days
258	William Jones Bristol City	6 March 1876	25 September 1959 Bristol	1901	83 years 203 days
443	Jack Tresadern West Ham United	26 September 1892	26 September 1959 Tonbridge	1923	67 years 0 days
516	Louis Page Burnley	27 March 1899	11 October 1959 Birkenhead	1927	60 years 198 days
416	Albert Read Tufnell Park	30 March 1893	26 October 1959 New Cross	1921	66 years 210 days
342	George Richards Derby County	10 May 1880	1 November 1959 Derby	1909	79 years 175 days