Ted Gaskell

Edward Gaskell (19 December 1916 – 10 February 2009) was an English professional footballer, coach and manager. He is best remembered for his time in the Football League with Brentford, with whom he had a 15-year association as a goalkeeper and coach. He also held coaching positions at non-League clubs Hendon, Wealdstone, Southall and with the Football Association at Lilleshall.

Playing career

Early years A goalkeeper, Gaskell began his career playing for local club Romiley St Chad's, before moving to Football League club Stockport County, for whom he failed to make an appearance. He moved to Second Division club Chesterfield in June 1936 and departed the following year, After writing to every Cheshire League club in a bid to find a new club, Gaskell was offered a trial at Buxton in 1937 and remained with the club for a short period. Third-choice behind James Mathieson and Joe Crozier, Gaskell's hopes of a quick first team debut were delayed due to being forced to undergo an operation to correct an injury suffered in a London Combination match for the reserves in 1938. He managed just one further appearance during the 1947–48 season and just one in the following campaign. At the time of his death in February 2009, Gaskell was Brentford's last-surviving pre-war player and he was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2019.

Representative career While with Buxton in 1937, Gaskell represented the Cheshire League representative team against their Southern League counterparts in the annual fixture between the two leagues.

Football Association In the mid-1950s, Gaskell was one of the first instructors at Lilleshall, at the time the FA's youth academy.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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1947–48

Individual Brentford Hall of Fame