Dudley Tyler (born 21 September 1944) is an English former

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, born in

Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...

, who played as a winger in

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for

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

and

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

Career

John Charles William John Charles (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004) was a Welsh association football, footballer who played as a centre-forward or as a centre-back. Best known for his first stint at Leeds United F.C., Leeds United and Juventus FC, Ju ...

signed Tyler for

in 1969 from

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football in

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; 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 Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

out of the

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, and gained election to

in 1972. Tyler subsequently signed for

for a then

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record fee of £25,000. He made just 29 league appearances in one-and-a-half seasons, his only league goal for the club scored against

Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. His 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the uni ...

. 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

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, followed by stints at Westfields and

Pegasus Juniors Hereford Pegasus Football Club is a football club based in Hereford, England. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA. Pegasus Juniors Football Club run a total of 23 teams and provide football for all ages, starting from the age ...

in Hereford, both playing and managing. He worked as a salesman for a plastics company. As of 2016, Tyler still lived in Hereford.

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