12 Facts About Colin Askey

Colin Askey was born on 3 October 1932 and is an English former footballer who played on the right wing.

Colin Askey made 341 league and cup appearances in a 15-year career in the English Football League, scoring 40 goals.

Colin Askey is most famed for his time at Port Vale, where he scored 23 goals in 217 games between 1949 and 1958.

Colin Askey then went into non-League football, playing for Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, and Milton United.

Colin Askey had the option of signing with Stoke City or Bolton Wanderers, but felt he had more chance to win a first-team place at The Old Recreation Ground.

Colin Askey later recalled that Albert Leake's equalising goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside as "I'd pulled it back to him".

Colin Askey joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer in 1962.

Colin Askey had spent 18 months on the sidelines after a horrific challenge from Port Vale's Roy Pritchard.

Colin Askey then departed Field Mill and went on to play for Wellington Town, Stafford Rangers, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, Milton United, and pub teams 'The Ancient Briton' and 'The Miner's Arms'.

Colin Askey managed the Ind Coope Sunday League team before becoming the northern area manager of the Staffordshire Football Association.

Colin Askey met his wife June at the Palace Cinema in Hanley when they were 15 years old and they married in May 1953 St John's Church in Abbey Hulton.

Colin Askey was inducted int the Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of fame in November 2021.