England's Players - Chronological List of Deaths 1960-79

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This is a comprehensive list of players who have died between 1960 and 1979
Plyr No.	Player Club	Birthdate	Deathdate Place of death	Playing Career	Age
520	Arthur Rigby Blackburn Rovers	7 June 1900	25 March 1960 Crewe	1927	59 years 292 days
262	Matt Kingsley Newcastle United	30 September 1874	27 March 1960 Leigh	1901	85 years 179 days
228	C.J. Burnup Cambridge University & Old Malvernians & Corinthians	21 November 1875	5 April 1960 Hendon	1896	84 years 136 days
365	Charlie Buchan Sunderland	22 September 1891	25 June 1960 Beaulieu-sur-Mer, *France*	1913-24	68 years 326 days
333	Horace Bailey Leicester Fosse	3 July 1881	1 August 1960 Langford	1908	79 years 28 days
614	Wally Boyes West Bromwich Albion, Everton	5 January 1913	16 September 1960 Sheffield	1935	47 years 255 days
286	Joe Bache Aston Villa	8 February 1880	10 November 1960 Birmingham	1903-11	80 years 276 days
334	Watty Corbett Birmingham	26 November 1880	23 November 1960 Handsworth	1908	79 years 362 days
219	Tom Crawshaw Wednesday	28 December 1872	25 November 1960 Sheffield	1895-1904	87 years 333 days
437	Owen Williams Clapton Orient	23 September 1896	9 December 1960 Easington	1922-23	64 years 77 days
377	Danny Shea Blackburn Rovers	6 November 1887	25 December 1960 Stepney	1914	73 years 49 days
482	Jack Butler The Arsenal	14 August 1894	5 January 1961 Lambeth	1924	66 years 144 days
303	Billy Balmer Everton	29 July 1875	11 February 1961 Huddersfield	1905	85 years 198 days
386	Sidney Bowser West Bromwich Albion	6 April 1891	25 February 1961 Birmingham	1919	69 years 325 days
354	George Woodger Oldham Athletic	3 September 1883	6 March 1961 Croydon	1911	77 years 184 days
483	Frank Roberts Manchester City	3 April 1893	23 May 1961 Bolton	1924-25	68 years 50 days
431	Sam Wadsworth Huddersfield Town	13 September 1896	1 September 1961 Eindhoven, Netherlands	1922-26	64 years 352 days
290	Herbert Burgess Manchester City	25 February 1881	23 September 1961 Ashton	1904-06	80 years 210 days
417	Percy Barton Birmingham	20 January 1893	October 1961 Birmingham	1921-24	68 years nk days
471	Clem Stephenson Huddersfield Town	6 February 1890	24 October 1961 Huddersfield	1924	71 years 260 days
406	George Wilson The Wednesday	14 January 1892	25 November 1961 Blackpool	1921-24	69 years 315 days
236	Frank Forman Nottingham Forest	23 May 1875	4 December 1961 Basford	1898-1903	86 years 196 days
338	Fred Pentland Middlesbrough	29 July 1883	16 March 1962 Lytchett Matravers	1909	78 years 230 days
329	George Wall Manchester United	20 February 1885	April 1962 Manchester	1907-13	77 years 40-69 days
512	Jack Brown The/Sheffield Wednesday	19 March 1899	9 April 1962 Sheffield	1927-29	63 years 21 days
277	Kelly Houlker Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth, Southampton	27 April 1872	27 May 1962 Blackburn	1902-06	90 years 30 days
335	Frank Bradshaw Wednesday	31 May 1884	30 May 1962 Winford	1908	77 years 364 days
397	Fred Morris West Bromwich Albion	27 August 1893	4 July 1962 Tipton	1920	68 years 311 days
255	Alf Spouncer Nottingham Forest	1 July 1877	31 August 1962 Southend	1900	85 years 61 days
487	Len Graham Millwall	29 August 1901	21 December 1962 Kensington	1925	61 years 114 days
205	Walter Gilliat Old Carthusians	22 July 1869	2 January 1963 Woking	1893	93 years 164 days
495	Frank Hudspeth Newcastle United	20 April 1890	5 February 1963 Burnley	1925	72 years 291 days
392	Arthur Grimsdell Tottenham Hotspur	23 March 1894	12 March 1963 Watford	1920-23	68 years 354 days
372	Harry Hampton Aston Villa	21 April 1885	15 March 1963 Rhyl	1913-14	77 years 328 days
300	Jock Rutherford Newcastle United	12 October 1884	21 April 1963 Neasden	1904-08	78 years 191 days
467	Graham Doggart (FA President) Corinthians	2 June 1897	7 June 1963 Lancaster Gate, London	1923	66 years 5 days
398	Jack Mew Manchester United	30 March 1889	27 October 1963 Barton	1920	74 years 211 days
279	Tom Holford Stoke	22 February 1878	6 April 1964 Stoke-on-Trent	1903	86 years 44 days
451	Ernie Williamson The Arsenal	24 May 1890	30 April 1964 Norwich	1923	73 years 342 days
570	Peter O'Dowd Chelsea	26 February 1908	2 May 1964 Bournemouth	1932-33	56 years 66 days
586	Jimmy Richardson Newcastle United	8 February 1911	28 August 1964 Bexley	1933	53 years 202 days
506	Sam Cowan Manchester City	10 May 1901	4 October 1964 Haywards Heath	1926-31	63 years 147 days
401	Billy Walker Aston Villa	29 October 1897	28 November 1964 Sheffield	1920-32	67 years 30 days
376	Frank Buckley Derby County	9 November 1882	21 December 1964 Walsall	1914	82 years 42 days
322	Billy Wedlock Bristol City	28 October 1880	24 January 1965 Bristol	1907-14	84 years 88 days
370	Joe McCall Preston North End	6 July 1886	3 February 1965 Kirkham	1913-20	78 years 212 days
552	Ellis Rimmer Sheffield Wednesday	2 January 1907	16 March 1965 Formby	1930-31	58 years 73 days
362	Frank Cuggy Sunderland	16 June 1889	27 March 1965 Wallsend	1913-14	75 years 284 days
546	Eric Brook Manchester City	27 November 1907	29 March 1965 Manchester	1929-37	57 years 122 days
351	Wally Hardinge Sheffield United	25 February 1886	8 May 1965 Cambridge	1910	79 years 72 days
310	Harold Hardman Everton	4 April 1882	9 June 1965 Sale	1905-08	83 years 66 days
428	Max Woosnam Manchester City	6 September 1892	14 July 1965 Kensington	1922	72 years 311 days
423	Frank Moss Aston Villa	17 April 1895	15 September 1965 Worcester	1921-24	70 years 151 days
466	Tommy Roberts Preston North End	29 November 1896	13 October 1965 Preston	1923-24	68 years 318 days
450	Frank Hartley Oxford City & Tottenham Hotspur & Corinthians	20 July 1896	20 October 1965 Shipton-under Wychwood	1923	69 years 92 days
415	Jack Fort Millwall Athletic	15 April 1888	23 November 1965 Lewisham	1921	77 years 222 days
355	Robert Evans Sheffield United	19 October 1885	28 November 1965 Saltney	1911-12	80 years 40 days
364	George Utley Barnsley	16 May 1887	8 January 1966 Blackpool	1913	78 years 237 days
433	Teddy Taylor Huddersfield Town	7 February 1887	5 March 1966 Stockport	1922-26	79 years 25 days
543	George Camsell Middlesbrough	27 November 1902	7 March 1966 Middlesbrough	1929-36	63 years 100 days
389	Jack Cock Huddersfield Town, Chelsea	15 November 1893	19 April 1966 Kensington	1919-20	72 years 155 days
404	Jack Silcock Manchester United	15 January 1898	28 June 1966 Ashton	1921-23	68 years 164 days
473	Billy Butler Bolton Wanderers	27 March 1900	11 July 1966 Durban, South Africa	1924	66 years 106 days
419	Jimmy Seed Tottenham Hotspur	25 March 1895	16 July 1966 Farnborough	1921-25	71 years 113 days
385	Jimmy Bagshaw Derby County	25 December 1885	25 August 1966 Nottingham	1919	80 years 243 days
427	Fred Titmuss Southampton	15 February 1895	2 October 1966 Plymouth	1922-23	71 years 229 days
321	Sam Hardy Liverpool, Aston Villa	26 August 1882	24 October 1966 Chesterfield	1907-20	84 years 59 days
222	George Raikes Oxford University & Corinthians	14 March 1873	18 December 1966 Shepton Mallet	1895-96	93 years 279 days
507	Joe Spence Manchester United	13 December 1898	31 December 1966 Chesterfield	1926	68 years 18 days
393	Sam Chedgzoy Everton	27 January 1889	7 January 1967 Montreal, Canada	1920-24	76 years 345 days
464	Ted Hufton West Ham United	25 November 1892	2 February 1967 Swansea	1923-29	74 years 69 days
469	Tom Mort Aston Villa	1 December 1897	6 June 1967 Wigan	1924-26	69 years 187 days
593	Willie Hall Tottenham Hotspur	12 March 1912	22 May 1967 Newark	1933-39	55 years 72 days
539	Russell Wainscoat Leeds United	28 July 1898	August 1967 Worthing	1929	69 years n days
544	Len Oliver Fulham	1 August 1905	3 August 1967 Letchworth	1929	62 years 2 days
583	Tom White Everton	29 July 1908	13 August 1967 Liverpool	1933	59 years 15 days
478	Harry Storer Derby County	2 February 1898	1 September 1967 Littleover	1924-27	69 years 211 days
287	Rex Corbett Old Malvernians & Corinthians	13 June 1879	2 September 1967 Shaftesbury	1903	88 years 81 days
267	Bertie Corbett Corinthians	15 May 1875	30 November 1967 Portesham	1901	92 years 199 days
395	Eph Longworth Liverpool	2 October 1887	7 January 1968 Liverpool	1920-23	80 years 97 days
394	Alf Quantrill Derby County	22 January 1897	19 April 1968 Trefriw, Caernarvonshire	1920-21	71 years 88 days
457	Tommy Urwin Middlesbrough, Newcastle United	5 February 1896	7 May 1968 Sunderland	1923-26	73 years 92 days
490	Frederick Fox Millwall	22 November 1898	15 May 1968 High Wycombe	1925	69 years 175 days
609	Walter Alsford Tottenham Hotspur	6 November 1911	3 June 1968 Stewartby	1935	56 years 210 days
410	Tommy Smart Aston Villa	20 September 1896	10 June 1968 Rowley Regis	1921-29	71 years 264 days
412	Bert Bliss Tottenham Hotspur	29 March 1890	14 June 1968 Edmonton	1921	77 years 77 days
391	Frank Barson Aston Villa	10 April 1891	13 September 1968 Birmingham	1920	77 years 156 days
458	Billy Moore West Ham United	6 October 1894	26 September 1968 Plaistow	1923	73 years 356 days
481	Harry Hardy Stockport County	14 January 1895	17 February 1969 Stockport	1924	74 years 34 days
596	Horace Burrows Sheffield Wednesday	11 March 1910	22 March 1969 Sutton-in-Ashfield	1934-35	59 years 11 days
489	Jack Townrow Clapton Orient	28 March 1901	11 April 1969 Claro	1925-26	68 years 14 days
529	Ernie Blenkinsop The/Sheffield Wednesday	20 April 1902	24 April 1969 Sheffield	1928-33	67 years 4 days
296	George Davis Derby County	5 June 1881	28 April 1969 Wimbledon	1904	87 years 327 days
522	Harry Nuttall Bolton Wanderers	9 November 1897	30 April 1969 Bolton	1927-29	71 years 172 days
572	Bobby Barclay Sheffield United	27 October 1906	13 July 1969 Huddersfield	1932-36	62 years 260 days
411	Bert Smith Tottenham Hotspur	6 March 1892	12 September 1969 Biggleswade	1921-22	77 years 198 days
396	Bob Kelly Burnley, Sunderland, Huddersfield Town	16 November 1893	22 September 1969 Lytham St. Anne's	1920-28	75 years 310 days
628	Billy Scott Brentford	6 December 1907	18 October 1969 Hammersmith	1936	61 years 316 days
447	Seth Plum Charlton Athletic	15 July 1899	29 November 1969 Haringey	1923	70 years 137 days
432	Dicky York Aston Villa	25 April 1899	9 December 1969 Handsworth	1922-26	70 years 228 days
371	Charlie Wallace Aston Villa	20 January 1885	7 January 1970 Birmingham	1913-14	84 years 352 days
594	Frank Moss Arsenal	5 November 1909	7 February 1970 Preston	1934	60 years 94 days
598	Tom Gardner Aston Villa	28 May 1910	16 February 1970 Chester	1934-35	59 years 264 days
533	Len Barry Leicester City	27 October 1901	17 April 1970 Basford	1928-29	68 years 172 days
409	Harold Gough Sheffield United	21 December 1890	16 June 1970 Pontefract	1921	79 years 177 days
460	A.G. Bower Corinthians & Casuals & Old Carthusians	10 November 1895	30 June 1970 Gorey, Jersey	1923-27	74 years 262 days
590	Jack Bowers Derby County	22 February 1908	4 July 1970 Lichfield	1933-34	62 years 132 days
641	George Mills Chelsea	29 December 1908	15 July 1970 Torbay	1937	61 years 198 days
421	Jerry Dawson Burnley	18 March 1888	8 August 1970 Cliviger	1921-22	82 years 143 days
524	Dan Tremelling Birmingham	12 November 1897	15 August 1970 Birmingham	1927	72 years 276 days
553	Tony Leach Sheffield Wednesday	23 September 1903	summer 1970 Bradford	1930	66 years nk days
326	Jesse Pennington West Bromwich Albion	23 August 1883	5 September 1970 Kidderminster	1907-20	87 years 13 days
424	Billy Kirton Aston Villa	2 December 1896	27 September 1970 Sutton Coldfield	1921	74 years 299 days
441	Norman Bullock Bury	8 September 1900	22 October 1970 Leicester	1923-26	70 years 44 days
535	Jim Barrett West Ham United	19 January 1907	25 November 1970 Southwark	1928	63 years 310 days
426	Teddy Davison The Wednesday	2 September 1887	6 January 1971 Wortley	1922	83 years 126 days
474	Freddie Ewer Corinthians & Casuals	30 September 1898	29 January 1971 Chelmsford	1924-25	72 years 121 days
505	Dick Hill Millwall	26 November 1893	10 April 1971 Coventry	1926	77 years 135 days
444	Fred Tunstall Sheffield United	29 May 1897	21 July 1971 Boston	1923-25	74 years 53 days
367	Joe Smith Bolton Wanderers	25 June 1889	11 August 1971 Blackpool	1913-20	82 years 47 days
532	George Stephenson Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday	3 September 1900	18 August 1971 Derby	1928-31	70 years 349 days
405	Jack Bamber Liverpool	11 April 1895	19 August 1971 St. Helens	1921	76 years 130 days
476	Stanley Earle Clapton, West Ham United	6 September 1897	26 September 1971 Colchester	1924-27	74 years 20 days
425	Ernie Simms Luton Town	22 July 1891	11 October 1971 Biggleswade	1921	80 years 81 days
448	Jimmy Seddon Bolton Wanderers	20 May 1895	21 October 1971 Southport	1923-29	76 years 154 days
316	Bert Gosnell Newcastle United	10 February 1880	6 January 1972 Norwich	1906	91 years 330 days
480	Harry Healless Blackburn Rovers	9 February 1893	11 January 1972 Bury	1924-28	78 years 336 days
486	Jack Hill Burnley, Newcastle United	2 March 1897	16 April 1972 Helensburgh	1925-29	75 years 45 days
638	Jackie Robinson Sheffield Wednesday	10 August 1917	30 July 1972 Shiremor	1937-38	54 years 354 days
429	Bill Rawlings Southampton	3 January 1896	25 September 1972 Chandler's Ford	1922	76 years 266 days
498	Syd Puddefoot Blackburn Rovers	17 October 1894	2 October 1972 Southend-on-Sea	1925-26	75 years 350 days
591	David Fairhurst Newcastle United	20 July 1906	26 October 1972 Birmingham	1933	66 years 98 days
589	Tommy Grosvenor Birmingham	22 November 1908	31 October 1972 Dudley	1933	63 years 344 days
597	Fred Tilson Manchester City	21 April 1904	21 November 1972 Manchester	1934-35	68 years 216 days
413	Jimmy Dimmock Tottenham Hotspur	5 December 1900	23 December 1972 Edmonton	1921-26	72 years 18 days
509	Tosh Johnson Manchester City, Everton	19 August 1901	28 January 1973 Manchester	1926-32	71 years 162 days
569	George Shaw West Bromwich Albion	13 October 1899	10 March 1973 Doncaster	1932	73 years 148 days
582	Eddie Hapgood Arsenal	24 September 1908	20 April 1973 Honiley Hall	1933-39	64 years 209 days
562	Joe Tate Aston Villa	4 August 1904	18 May 1973 Old Hill	1931-32	68 years 287 days
504	George Ashmore West Bromwich Albion	5 May 1898	19 May 1973 Handsworth	1926	75 years 14 days
517	Herbert Jones Blackburn Rovers	3 December 1896	11 September 1973 Fylde	1927-28	76 years 282 days
664	Harry Johnston Blackpool	26 September 1919	12 October 1973 Blackpool	1946-53	54 years 16 days
403	Warney Cresswell South Shields, Sunderland, Everton	5 November 1897	20 October 1973 South Shields	1921-29	75 years 349 days
440	Fred Kean The Wednesday, Bolton Wanderers	3 April 1899	28 October 1973 Chesterfield	1923-29	74 years 322 days
537	Ernie Hine Leicester City	9 April 1901	15 April 1974 Huddersfield	1928-31	73 years 6 days
438	Tommy Magee West Bromwich Albion	12 May 1899	4 May 1974 Widnes	1923-25	74 years 357 days
378	Harry Martin Sunderland	5 December 1891	31 December 1974 Sandiacre	1914	83 years 26 days
639	Joe Payne Luton Town	17 January 1914	22 April 1975 Luton	1937	61 years 95 days
479	Fred Mitchell Manchester City	18 November 1895	30 May 1975 Leicester	1924	79 years 193 days
636	Ken Willingham Huddersfield Town	1 December 1912	30 May 1975 Sheffield	1937-39	62 years 180 days
559	Jackie Crawford Chelsea	26 September 1896	27 September 1975 Epsom	1931	79 years 1 day
541	Hugh Adcock Leicester City	10 April 1903	16 October 1975 Coalville	1929	72 years 189 days
600	Cliff Britton Everton	27 August 1909	1 December 1975 Anlaby	1934-37	66 years 96 days
542	Edgar Kail Dulwich Hamlet	26 November 1900	17 January 1976 Skelmorlie, Ayrshire	1929	75 years 52 days
629	Freddie Steele Stoke City	6 May 1916	23 April 1976 Stoke	1936-37	59 years 353 days
379	Horace Colclough Crystal Palace	3 November 1888	25 May 1976 New Milton	1914	87 years 204 days
456	Harry Bedford Blackpool	15 October 1899	24 June 1976 Derby	1923-24	76 years 253 days
565	Jack Smith Portsmouth	28 October 1898	19 January 1977 County Durham	1931	78 years 83 days
508	Joe Carter West Bromwich Albion	27 July 1899	21 January 1977 Handsworth	1926-29	77 years 178 days
525	Reg Osborne Leicester City	23 July 1898	spring 1977 Hounslow	1927	78 years nk days
492	Billy Felton The Wednesday	1 August 1900	21 April 1977 Manchester	1925	76 years 264 days
580	Jack Pickering Sheffield United	18 December 1908	10 May 1977 Bournemouth	1933	68 years 143 days
575	Alf Young Huddersfield Town	4 November 1905	30 August 1977 Huddersfield	1932-38	71 years 299 days
550	Maurice Webster Middlesbrough	13 November 1899	10 February 1978 Redcar	1930	78 years 89 days
599	Joe Beresford Aston Villa	26 February 1906	26 February 1978 Birmingham	1934	72 years 0 days
549	Alf Strange Sheffield Wednesday	2 April 1900	3 October 1978 Ripley	1930-33	78 years 184 days
632	Vic Woodley Chelsea	26 February 1910	23 October 1978 Bradford-on-Avon	1937-39	68 years 239 days
540	Joe Peacock Middlesbrough	15 March 1897	4 March 1979 Wigan	1929	81 years 360 days
497	Sam Austin Manchester City	29 April 1900	2 April 1979 Kidderminster	1925	78 years 339 days
611	Fred Worrall Portsmouth	8 September 1910	13 April 1979 Knowsley	1935-36	68 years 217 days
574	Lewis Stoker Birmingham	31 March 1910	26 May 1979 Birmingham	1932-34	69 years 56 days
477	Vivian Gibbins Clapton & West Ham United	10 August 1901	21 November 1979 Herne Bay	1924-25	78 years 103 days