Joe Kasher

Joe Kasher
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+12 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

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]

Career

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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.

Career statistics

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Joe Kasher at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)