England's Players - Chronological List of Deaths 1980-99

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This is a comprehensive list of players who have died between 1980 and 1999
Plyr No.	Player Club	Birthdate	Deathdate Place of death	Playing Career	Age
494	George Green Sheffield United	2 May 1901	early 1980 Stratford-on-Avon	1925-28	78 years nk days
515	Bill Dean Everton	22 January 1907	1 March 1980 Goodison Park, Everton	1927-32	73 years 38 days
381	Eddie Mosscrop Burnley	16 June 1889	14 March 1980 Southport	1914	90 years 272 days
455	Jimmy Moore Derby County	25 January 1889	15 April 1980 Hatton	1923	91 years 81 days
584	Wilf Copping Leeds United, Arsenal	17 August 1907	June 1980 Southend-on-Sea	1933-39	72 years nk days
449	Norman Creek Corinthians & Darlington	12 January 1898	26 July 1980 Folkestone	1923	82 years 196 days
587	Billy Furness Leeds United	8 June 1909	29 August 1980 Norwich	1933	71 years 82 days
463	Joe Bradford Birmingham	22 January 1901	6 September 1980 Birmingham	1923-30	79 years 196 days
699	Lionel Smith Arsenal	23 August 1920	8 November 1980 Stoke Newington	1950-53	60 years 77 days
563	Tom Waring Aston Villa	12 October 1906	20 December 1980 Liverpool	1931-32	74 years 69 days
551	Sammy Crooks Derby County	16 January 1908	5 February 1981 Belper	1930-36	73 years 20 days
566	Charlie Gee Everton	6 April 1909	28 April 1981 Rhos-on-Sea	1931-36	72 years 22 days
536	Austen Campbell Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town	5 May 1901	8 September 1981 Blackburn	1928-31	80 years 126 days
605	Ray Westwood Bolton Wanderers	14 April 1912	9 December 1981 Stourbridge	1934-36	69 years 239 days
501	Roy Goodall Huddersfield Town	31 December 1902	19 January 1982 Huddersfield	1926-33	79 years 19 days
601	Jack Barker Derby County	27 February 1906	20 January 1982 Derby	1934-36	75 years 327 days
917	Dave Clement Queen's Park Rangers	2 February 1948	31 March 1982 Battersea	1976-77	34 years 57 days
695	Bill Eckersley Blackburn Rovers	16 July 1925	25 October 1982 Blackburn	1950-53	57 years 101 days
684	Jimmy Dickinson Portsmouth	24 April 1925	8 November 1982 Alton	1949-56	57 years 198 days
602	Jackie Bray Manchester City	22 April 1909	20 November 1982 Blackburn	1934-37	73 years 212 days
619	Dicky Spence Chelsea	18 July 1908	12 March 1983 Ealing	1936	74 years 238 days
561	Tommy Graham Nottingham Forest	12 March 1905	29 March 1983 Rushcliffe	1931	78 years 17 days
795	Gerry Hitchens Aston Villa, Internazionale	8 October 1934	14 April 1983 Hope, Clwyd	1961-62	48 years 187 days
624	Harry Holdcroft Preston North End	23 January 1909	17 April 1983 Preston	1936	74 years 84 days
630	Joe Johnson Stoke City	4 April 1911	8 August 1983 Sandwell	1936-37	72 years 126 days
548	Billy Marsden Sheffield Wednesday	10 November 1901	19 September 1983 Sheffield	1929-30	81 years 313 days
689	Jesse Pye Wolverhampton Wanderers	22 December 1919	19 February 1984 Blackpool	1949	64 years 59 days
627	Tom Smalley Wolverhampton Wanderers	13 January 1912	1 April 1984 Wolverhampton	1936	72 years 74 days
581	Johnny Arnold Fulham	30 November 1907	3 April 1984 Southampton	1933	76 years 126 days
547	Harry Hibbs Birmingham	27 May 1906	23 April 1984 Welwyn Garden City	1929-36	77 years 332 days
744	Ken Armstrong Chelsea	3 June 1924	13 June 1984 Welwyn Garden City	1955-57	60 years 10 days
577	Eric Keen Derby County	4 September 1910	July 1984 Fulham	1932-36	73 years nk days
621	Bernard Joy Arsenal & Casuals & Corinthians	29 October 1911	18 July 1984 Kenton	1936	72 years 263 days
637	Harry Betmead Grimsby Town	11 April 1912	26 August 1984 Middlesbrough	1937	72 years 137 days
564	Harry Roberts Millwall	1 September 1907	October 1984 Torbay	1931	77 years nk days
700	Leslie Compton Arsenal	12 September 1912	27 December 1984 Hendon	1950	72 years 106 days
465	Bill Brown West Ham United	22 August 1900	January 1985 Blackhall Colliery	1923	84 years nk days
510	Albert McInroy Sunderland	23 April 1901	7 January 1985 Sunderland	1926	83 years 259 days
725	Ernie Taylor Blackpool	2 September 1925	9 April 1985 Birkenhead	1953	59 years 219 days
608	Jackie Bestall Grimsby Town	24 June 1900	11 April 1985 Doncaster	1935	84 years 291 days
571	Sam Weaver Newcastle United	8 February 1909	15 April 1985 Basford	1932-33	76 years 66 days
493	Billy Bryant Clapton	1 March 1899	21 January 1986 Witham	1925	86 years 326 days
653	Pat Beasley Huddersfield Town	16 July 1913	27 February 1986 Taunton	1939	72 years 226 days
454	George Thornewell Derby County	8 July 1898	6 March 1986 Derby	1923-25	87 years 241 days
642	Jack Morton West Ham United	26 July 1914	8 March 1986 Milton Keynes	1937	71 years 225 days
531	Jack Bruton Burnley	21 November 1903	13 March 1986 Bournemouth	1928-29	82 years 112 days
775	Danny Clapton Arsenal	22 July 1934	16 June 1986 Hackney	1958	51 years 329 days
573	Arthur Cunliffe Blackburn Rovers	5 February 1909	28 August 1986 Bournemouth	1932	77 years 204 days
615	Ted Sagar Everton	7 February 1910	16 October 1986 Liverpool	1935-36	76 years 209 days
623	Jimmy Cunliffe Everton	5 July 1912	21 November 1986 Bolton	1936	74 years 139 days
679	Jack Haines West Bromwich Albion	24 April 1920	19 March 1987 Worcester	1948	66 years 329 days
671	Jack Howe Derby County	7 October 1915	5 April 1987 Hartlepool	1948-49	71 years 180 days
631	George Tweedy Grimsby Town	8 January 1913	23 April 1987 Cleethorpes	1936	74 years 105 days
414	Howard Baker Everton, Chelsea, Corinthians	13 February 1892	10 September 1987 Warminster	1921-25	95 years 209 days
665	Jimmy Mullen Wolverhampton Wanderers	6 January 1923	23 October 1987 Walsall	1947-54	64 years 290 days
491	Tom Parker Southampton	19 November 1897	1 November 1987 Basingstoke	1925	90 years 347 days
707	Arthur Willis Tottenham Hotspur	2 February 1920	7 November 1987 Haverfordwest	1951	67 years 278 days
436	Frank Osborne Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur	14 October 1896	8 March 1988 Epsom	1922-26	91 years 146 days
439	Vic Watson West Ham United	10 November 1897	3 August 1988 Girton	1923-30	90 years 267 days
485	Dick Pym Bolton Wanderers	2 February 1893	16 September 1988 Exeter	1925-26	95 years 227 days
500	Willis Edwards Leeds United	28 April 1903	27 September 1988 Leeds	1926-29	85 years 152 days
681	Eddie Shimwell Blackpool	27 February 1920	3 October 1988 Thornton Cleveleys	1949	68 years 150 days
727	Ron Staniforth Huddersfield Town	13 April 1924	5 October 1988 Dalton-in-Furness	1954	64 years 176 days
675	Jackie Milburn Newcastle United	11 May 1924	8 October 1988 Ashington	1948-55	64 years 150 days
459	Harold Miller Charlton Athletic	20 May 1902	24 October 1988 Watford	1923	86 years 157 days
513	George Waterfield Burnley	2 June 1901	30 October 1988 Waddington	1927	87 years 150 days
442	Jackie Hegan Corinthians & Royal Army Service Corps	24 January 1901	3 March 1989 Coventry	1923	88 years 38 days
738	Don Revie Manchester City	10 July 1927	26 May 1989 Edinburgh	1954-56	61 years 320 days
938	Laurie Cunningham West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid	8 March 1956	15 July 1989 Madrid	1979-80	33 years 129 days
503	Jimmy Ruffell West Ham United	11 August 1900	5 September 1989 Danbury	1926-29	89 years 28 days
585	Albert Geldard Everton	11 April 1914	8 October 1989 Bury	1933-37	75 years 180 days
523	Jack Ball Bury	29 September 1900	December 1989 Coventry	1927	89 years 63-93 days
545	Albert Barrett Fulham	11 November 1903	8 December 1989 Cape Town, South Africa	1929	86 years 27 days
622	Sam Barkas Manchester City	29 December 1909	10 December 1989 Shipley	1936-37	79 years 34 days
645	Don Welsh Charlton Athletic	25 February 1911	2 February 1990 Stevenage	1938-39	78 years 342 days
652	Joe Mercer Everton	9 August 1914	9 August 1990 Wirral	1938-39	76 years 0 days
626	Ted Catlin Sheffield Wednesday	11 January 1910	28 November 1990 Sheffield	1936-37	80 years 321 days
620	Harold Hobbis Charlton Athletic	9 March 1913	17 May 1991 Eastbourne	1936	78 years 69 days
667	Stan Mortensen Blackpool	26 May 1921	22 May 1991 Blackpool	1947-53	69 years 360 days
453	Basil Patchitt Corinthians	8 August 1900	2 July 1991 Johannesburg, South Africa	1923	90 years 328 days
849	Cyril Knowles Tottenham Hotspur	13 July 1944	31 August 1991 Middlesbrough	1967-68	47 years 49 days
519	Joe Hulme Arsenal	26 August 1904	27 September 1991 Winchmore Hill	1927-33	87 years 32 days
567	Cliff Bastin Arsenal	14 March 1912	4 December 1991 Exeter	1931-38	79 years 265 days
578	Ron Starling Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa	11 October 1909	17 December 1991 Sheffield	1933-37	82 years 67 days
618	Jack Crayston Arsenal	9 October 1910	26 December 1992 Sutton Coldfield	1935-37	82 years 78 days
648	Doug Wright Newcastle United	29 April 1917	28 December 1992 Bedlington	1938	75 years 243 days
651	Bill Morris Wolverhampton Wanderers	26 March 1913	sometime during 1993 Australia	1938-39	not known c.90 years
668	Tim Ward Derby County	16 September 1917	4 February 1993 Barton	1947-48	75 years 141 days
692	Jack Froggatt Portsmouth	17 November 1922	17 February 1993 Worthing	1949-53	70 years 92 days
804	Bobby Moore West Ham United	12 April 1941	24 February 1993 Wandsworth	1962-73	51 years 318 days
753	John Atyeo Bristol City	7 February 1932	8 June 1993 Warminster	1955-57	61 years 122 days
592	Arthur Rowe Tottenham Hotspur	1 September 1906	8 November 1993 Wallington	1933	87 years 68 days
743	Jimmy Meadows Manchester City	21 July 1931	3 January 1994 Didsbury	1955	62 years 166 days
680	Johnny Hancocks Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 April 1919	19 February 1994 Shewsbury	1948-50	74 years 295 days
610	Bobby Gurney Sunderland	13 October 1907	14 April 1994 Sunderland	1935	86 years 183 days
690	Bernard Streten Luton Town	14 January 1921	10 May 1994 Norwich	1949	73 years 116 days
658	Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers	6 February 1924	3 September 1994 Barnet	1946-59	70 years 209 days
646	Frank Broome Aston Villa	11 June 1915	4 September 1994 Ottery St. Mary	1938-39	79 years 85 days
720	Johnny Berry Manchester United	1 June 1926	16 September 1994 Farnham	1953-56	68 years 107 days
595	Raich Carter Sunderland, Derby County	21 December 1913	6 October 1994 Willerby	1934-47	80 years 292 days
568	Harold Pearson West Bromwich Albion	7 May 1908	31 October 1994 Exeter	1932	86 years 177 days
750	Geoff Bradford Bristol Rovers	18 July 1927	30 December 1994 Bristol	1955	67 years 165 days
698	Jackie Lee Derby County	4 November 1920	12 January 1995 Rugby	1950	74 years 68 days
588	Jim Allen Portsmouth	16 October 1909	5 February 1995 Southsea	1933	85 years 113 days
635	Len Goulden West Ham United	9 July 1912	14 February 1995 Plaistow	1937-39	82 years 221 days
730	Johnny Nicholls West Bromwich Albion	3 April 1931	1 April 1995 Wolverhampton	1954	63 years 363 days
576	Teddy Sandford West Bromwich Albion	22 October 1910	13 May 1995 Great Barr	1932	84 years 203 days
654	Leslie Smith Brentford	13 March 1918	20 May 1995 Lichfield	1939	77 years 67 days
607	Ted Drake Arsenal	16 August 1912	30 May 1995 Raynes Park	1934-38	82 years 286 days
770	Eddie Clamp Wolverhampton Wanderers	14 September 1934	14 December 1995 Wednesfield	1958	61 years 91 days
663	Bobby Langton Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Bolton Wanderers	8 September 1918	13 January 1996 Burscough	1946-50	77 years 127 days
659	Neil Franklin Stoke City	24 January 1922	6 February 1996 Stone	1946-50	74 years 16 days
557	Eric Houghton Aston Villa	29 June 1910	1 May 1996 Sutton Coldfield	1930-32	85 years 307 days
697	Allenby Chilton Manchester United	16 September 1918	15 June 1996 Sunderland	1950-51	77 years 273 days
579	George Hunt Tottenham Hotspur	22 February 1910	19 September 1996 Bolton	1933	86 years 210 days
647	Tommy Lawton Everton, Chelsea, Notts County	6 October 1919	6 November 1996 Nottingham	1938-48	77 years 31 days
560	Hugh Turner Huddersfield Town	6 August 1904	late 1996 Huddersfield	1931	92 years nk days
670	Stan Pearson Manchester United	11 January 1919	20 February 1997 Alderley Edge	1948-52	78 years 40 days
606	George Male Arsenal	8 May 1910	19 February 1998 Ontario, Canada	1934-39	87 years 287 days
673	Jimmy Hagan Sheffield United	21 January 1918	26 February 1998 Sheffield	1948	80 years 36 days
746	Peter Sillett Chelsea	1 February 1933	13 March 1998 Bristol	1955	65 years 40 days
649	Ronnie Dix Derby County	5 September 1912	2 April 1998 Bristol	1938	85 years 209 days
774	Graham Shaw Sheffield United	9 July 1934	12 May 1998 Sheffield	1958-62	63 years 307 days
842	Keith Newton Blackburn Rovers, Everton	23 June 1941	16 June 1998 Blackburn	1966-70	57 years 358 days
678	Jack Rowley Manchester United	7 October 1918	28 June 1998 Oldham	1948-52	79 years 264 days
731	Syd Owen Luton Town	29 September 1922	27 August 1998 Leeds	1954	75 years 332 days
604	Ray Bowden Arsenal	13 September 1909	23 September 1998 Plymouth	1934-36	89 years 10 days
792	Dennis Viollet Manchester United	20 September 1933	6 March 1999 Jacksonville, Florida	1960-61	65 years 167 days
677	Alf Ramsey Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur	22 January 1920	28 April 1999 Ipswich	1948-53	79 years 96 days
634	Tom Galley Wolverhampton Wanderers	4 August 1915	13 June 1999 Newcastle-under-Lyme	1937	84 years 313 days
656	Laurie Scott Arsenal	23 April 1917	18 July 1999 Barnsley	1946-48	82 years 86 days
633	Alf Kirchen Arsenal	26 April 1913	18 August 1999 Norwich	1937	86 years 114 days
800	Johnny Byrne West Ham United, Crystal Palace	13 May 1939	27 October 1999 Cape Town, South Africa	1961-65	60 years 167 days