BIRMINGHAM!CITY!FAN!KEITH!DIXON!REFLECTS!ON!THE!CAREER!OF!A!BLUES!HERO

WHEN Ivor Broadis died in April last year, the accolade of being the oldest living England International footballer fell to Gordon Astall, who played for Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and Torquay United.
At the age of 92, he, sadly, suffers from dementia. He still lives in Chelston, Torquay, where he finished his playing career during season 1962-63.
Astall was born in Horwich, near Bolton, on September 22, 1927, and had an unsuccessful trial with local club Bolton before he joined the Royal Marines near the end of th...