JEFF Astle, the former West Bromwich Albion and England striker, died from a brain injury caused by the prolonged heading of a football, a coroner ruled yesterday. The former centre forward ...

In 2002, former England international footballer Jeff Astle died aged 59. A coroner said that Astle died from a degenerative brain disease likely to have been caused by "repeated small traumas to ...

The daughter of the late England and West Brom footballer Jeff Astle has visited the University of Cumbria’s Institute of Health, meeting students and staff to discuss growing links between ...

The family of FA cup winning West Bromwich forward Jeff Astle have recently spoken out about the issue and launched the Jeff Astle Foundation to raise awareness of brain injuries in football.

A gem of an effort from Warrior. West Brom 2015 (Home - Jeff Astle tribute) The Baggies wore this replica of their 1968 FA Cup-winning jersey for the visit of Leicester in 2015. Designed to ...

West Brom’s replica kit was fitting tribute to The King In remembrance of Jeff Astle – The King to Baggies fans – West Brom were kitted out in specially commissioned replicas of their 1968 ...

Jeff Astle’s daughter Dawn made a promise to her father as his body lay in the chapel of rest that “If football did this to you, the world will know.” Considered one of West Brom’s ...

Billy Bassett and Jeff Astle. Honors: In their history, West Brom have won the First Division once, the Second Division once, the FA Cup five times, the League Cup once, the FA Charity Shield twice ...

Jeff Astle died in 2002 with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (PA) While it was viewed as a step forward in the sport’s battle against neurogenerative disease, the option to temporarily replace ...

Neil Warnock’s achievements in the Football League are plain to see. He’d led Scarborough, Notts County (twice), Huddersfield ...

Indeed in Best’s first match for Jewish Guild against Hellenic, both World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore and England international Jeff Astle were playing for the opposition. In anticipation ...