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The woodcuts, as well as the author's photographic portrait, have been produced by his invalid son; and the few poems at the end of the book are now published.
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Cliff Bastin
English footballer (1912–1991)
Full name | Clifford Sydney Bastin | ||
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Date of birth | (1912-03-14)14 March 1912[1] | ||
Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
Date of death | 4 December 1991(1991-12-04) (aged 79) | ||
Place of death | Exeter, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1928–1929 | Exeter City | 17 | (6) |
1929–1947 | Arsenal | 350 | (150[2]) |
Total | 367 | (184) | |
1931–1938 | England | 21 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Clifford Sydney Bastin (14 March 1912 – 4 December 1991) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Exeter City and Arsenal.
He also played for the England national team. Bastin is Arsenal's third-highest goalscorer of all time.[3]
Club career
Exeter City
Born in Exeter, Bastin started his career at Exeter City, making his début for the first team in 1928, at the age of 16.[4][5] The match was on 14 April away