Elijah St Quentin Pyle (22 September 1918 – 31 August 2009) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as an

inside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

, and in

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for

West Stanley South Moor is a village in County Durham, in England. It is located to the south-west of Stanley, County Durham, Stanley on the northern slope of the Craghead valley. It is a well-developed village, yet still semi-rural, containing a main street ...

. Born in

Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street (), also known as Chester, is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England, around north of Durham and also close to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located on the River Wear, which runs out to sea at ...

, County Durham, Pyle started his career at

, before moving to

in 1947, where he made 10 League appearances and scored three goals. He thereafter returned to West Stanley. He died in

Grange Villa Grange Villa is a village situated in County Durham, England. It is located between the towns of Stanley and Chester-le-Street. History Grange Villa was built to house miners; Stone Row first, then the top block of Queen Street, followed by the ...

, County Durham in 2009, aged 90.

References

1918 births 2009 deaths Footballers from Chester-le-Street English men's footballers Men's association football forwards West Stanley F.C. players York City F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub