Dudley Tyler

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]

Dudley Tyler

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-09-21) 21 September 1944 (age 81)
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]