Joe Kasher

Joe Kasher
Personal information
Full name	Joeseph William Robinson Kasher
Date of birth	14 January 1894
Place of birth	Willington, England
Date of death	8 January 1992 (aged 97)
Place of death	Middlesbrough, England
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Hunwick Juniors
–	Willington
–	Crook Town
1919–1922	Sunderland
1922–1924	Stoke
1924–1925	Carlisle United
1925–1926	Accrington Stanley
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joeseph William Robinson "Joe" 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

Kasher played for Hunwick Juniors, Willington, Crook Town before joining Sunderland in 1919. He established himself in the "Black Cats" midfield for three season 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

Sourced from Joe Kasher at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1919–20	24	0	3	0	27	0
	1920–21	27	0	0	0	27	0
	1921–22	31	0	1	0	32	0
	1922–23	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total	86	0	4	0	90	0
Stoke	1922–23	29	0	2	0	31	0
	1923–24	23	1	1	0	24	1
	Total	52	1	3	0	55	1
Accrington Stanley	1925–26	30	1	1	0	31	1
	1926–27	17	1	1	0	18	1
	Total	47	2	2	0	49	2
Career Total		185	3	8	0	194	3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-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.

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