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Joseph Stanley Foxall (8 September 1914 – 12 August 1991) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for West Ham United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Stanley Foxall | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Crowle, England | ||
Date of death | 12 August 1991 76) | (aged||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1934 | Gainsborough Trinity | (?) | |
1934–1944 | West Ham United | 106 | (37) |
1948–1950 | Colchester United | 86 | (16) |
Chelmsford City | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Crowle, Lincolnshire, Foxall had been playing football at Gainsborough Trinity, where he spent three seasons, before being signed by West Ham United in 1934.[2] He made four league appearances in his first season,[3] replacing John Foreman on the right wing.[4]
He represented the London Combination against the Central League in November 1936.[2]
Foxall could operate anywhere along the forward line, and was often moved from the right wing to a more central role, swapping with Sam Small, by Charlie Paynter.[2]
Foxall made 149 war-time league and cup appearances for the east London club, scoring 63 goals, and was a member of the team that won the Football League War Cup in 1940.[3]
His career at West Ham was cut short by a knee injury sustained in a game against Queens Park Rangers in September 1944.[2]
He subsequently joined Southern League side Colchester United in 1948, where he spent two seasons.[5]
He later played for Chelmsford City.[6]
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