[6] The arrival of full backs Arthur Bateman and George Poyser during the 1934 off-season and an injury saw Astley lose his place in the team and he made just one appearance during the 1934–35 season,[2] in which Brentford secured promotion to the First Division as champions.
[7] Astley managed to make eight appearances in the First Division during the first half of the 1935–36 season,[6] before departing Griffin Park in February 1936.
[5] He made 14 appearances in what remained of the 1935–36 season and helped the Sky Blues to the Third Division South title.
[8] Astley displaced Vic Brown from the team and with former Brentford teammate Walter Metcalf on the other flank at full back, he was an ever-present until professional football was suspended in 1939 upon to the outbreak of the Second World War.
[5] Astley served in the British Army during and after the Second World War and rose to the rank of captain.