Alan Withers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Withers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bulwell,[1] Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Aspley B.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1955 | Blackpool | 15 | (6) |
| 1955–1958 | Lincoln City | 97 | (18) |
| 1958–1962 | Notts County | 121 | (22) |
| – | Wisbech Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alan Withers (born 20 October 1930) is an English former footballer who scored 42 goals from 240 appearances in the Football League. He played for Blackpool, Lincoln City and Notts County, before moving into non-league football. He played on the left wing.[2]
Blackpool
Signed to Blackpool by Joe Smith on 4 July 1949, Withers made his League debut against Huddersfield Town on 18 November 1950, at inside-left, and became the first player to score a hat-trick on his First Division debut in the Seasiders' 3–1 victory. He was sold to Lincoln City for £350 on 28 February 1955 and went on to score seven other hat-tricks in League football whilst playing in the Second and Third Divisions.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Alan Withers". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "Alan Withers". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905411-50-2.
- ↑ Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.