Jeff Astle

Jeffrey "Jeff" Astle (13 May 1942 – 19 January 2002) was an English footballer. Nicknamed "the King" by fans, he played 361 games for West Bromwich Albion and scored 174 goals. He also won five caps for England, but without scoring. After his retirement Astle launched an industrial cleaning business, working around the Burton upon Trent area; later he also made TV comedy appearances with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel on Fantasy Football League.

Links To Peel
Peel played a West Bromwich Albion football song called Albion Days from the Flair 1989 football compilation on his 08 November 1989 show, the lyrics of the song featured the name Jeff Astle, who scored the lone goal for West Bromwich Albion in their 1968 FA Cup victory. After the song was played, Peel mentioned that Jeff Astle released a record of his own called 'Sweetwater', which Peel thought in football standards was a good record.

After Jeff Astle's death, Peel paid tribute to the man on his 22 January 2002 show by playing his Sweet Water record, who Peel described as one of the few footballers who made a half-decent record.

Shows Played
2002
 * 22 January 2002: Sweet Water (7") RCA