Joe Kasher

Joe Kasher

Personal information
Full name	Joeseph William Robinson Kasher[1]
Date of birth	14 January 1894[1]
Place of birth	Willington, England[1]
Date of death	8 January 1992 (aged 97)[1]
Place of death	Middlesbrough, England[1]
Playing position	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Hunwick Juniors
–	Willington
–	Crook Town
1919–1922	Sunderland	86	(0)
1922–1924	Stoke	52	(1)
1924–1925	Carlisle United
1925–1926	Accrington Stanley	47	(2)
Total		185	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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 profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		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

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.