Alan Woan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Esplin Woan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1953 | New Brighton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1956 | Norwich City | 21 | (7) |
| 1956–1959 | Northampton Town | 119 | (68) |
| 1959–1961 | Crystal Palace | 41 | (21) |
| 1961–1964 | Aldershot | 108 | (44) |
| 1964–? | Chertsey Town | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alan Woan (born 8 February 1931 in Liverpool England)[1] is an English retired professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He made a total of 289 Football League appearances for Norwich City, Northampton Town, Crystal Palace and Aldershot scoring 140 goals. He also played non-league football for New Brighton and Chertsey Town. He is the father of Ian Woan who also played professional football, most notably for Nottingham Forest[2][3] and Alan Junior, who played for Stalybridge Celtic.[3][4]
Playing career
Woan began his career, in non-league football with New Brighton, before signing for Norwich City in 1953. Over the next three seasons, Woan made 21 League appearances (seven goals) for Norwich and in 1956 moved on to Northampton Town. His time at Northampton was more successful; scoring 68 goals in 118 appearances. However, in October 1959[1] he was signed by Crystal Palace in exchange for Mike Deakin.[5] He made his Palace debut on 31 October in an away 2–0 win against Gateshead,[6] and between then and February 1961,[1] made 41 appearances scoring 21 goals. He then moved again, to Aldershot where he made 108 appearances over the next three years scoring 44 goals, before moving into non-league football with Chertsey Town.
Later career
After retirement Woan worked with youth players at Tranmere Rovers and subsequently in Local Government on The Wirrall.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 344. ISBN 0907969542.
- ↑ "Rare football programmes reveal amazing story of how Lowestoft captain turned professional". pinkun.com. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Where Are They Now?". 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic 1990-1991". non-leaguclubdirectory.co.uk. The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 71. ISBN 0907969542.
- ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 213. ISBN 0907969542.