Dudley Tyler
English footballer (born 1944)
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Dudley Tyler (born 21 September 1944) is an English former footballer, born in Salisbury, who played as a winger in the Football League for West Ham United and Hereford United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Salisbury, England | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1972 | Hereford United | ||
| 1972–1973 | West Ham United | 29 | (1) |
| 1973–1977 | Hereford United | 102 | (10) |
| Malvern Town | |||
| Westfields | |||
| Pegasus Juniors | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Malvern Town | |||
| Westfields | |||
| Pegasus Juniors | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
John Charles signed Tyler for Hereford United in 1969 from amateur football in Swindon;[2][3] he had previously been rejected by several clubs due to him having a hole in his heart. He was part of the team that famously knocked Newcastle United out of the FA Cup,[4] and gained election to the Football League in 1972. Tyler subsequently signed for West Ham United for a then non-league record fee of £25,000.[5] He made just 29 league appearances in one-and-a-half seasons,[1] his only league goal for the club scored against Peter Shilton. He returned to Hereford in November 1973, eventually reaching a total of 329 competitive appearances for the club with 69 goals scored.
After retiring from professional football, he joined non league Malvern Town, eventually becoming player-manager, followed by stints at Westfields and Pegasus Juniors in Hereford, both playing and managing. He worked as a salesman for a plastics company.[4] As of 2016, Tyler still lived in Hereford.[6]
