Alan Boswell

Alan Boswell
Personal information
Full name	Alan Henry Boswell
Date of birth	8 August 1943
Place of birth	Walsall, England
Date of death	24 August 2017 (aged 74)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1958–1960	Walsall
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1963	Walsall
1963–1968	Shrewsbury Town
1968–1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1969–1972	Bolton Wanderers
1972–1974	Port Vale
Total
Teams managed
1976–1977	Oswestry Town
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alan Henry Boswell (8 August 1943 – 24 August 2017) was an English football goalkeeper who made 479 league and cup appearances in a 12-year career in the English Football League. He was born in Walsall, England.

He began his career at Walsall in 1961, before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in 1963. He spent five years at the club, before moving to First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968. The next year he moved to Bolton Wanderers, before signing with Port Vale in July 1972. He left Vale Park in May 1974, and later played for Oswestry Town.

Boswell died on 24 August 2017 at the age of 74.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Walsall	1961–62	Second Division	25	0	4	0	0	0	29	0
	1962–63	Second Division	41	0	1	0	1	0	43	0
	Total		66	0	5	0	1	0	72	0
Shrewsbury Town	1963–64	Third Division	39	0	1	0	1	0	41	0
	1964–65	Third Division	43	0	6	0	2	0	51	0
	1965–66	Third Division	42	0	8	0	3	0	53	0
	1966–67	Third Division	46	0	3	0	3	0	52	0
	1967–68	Third Division	46	0	5	0	1	0	52	0
	1968–69	Third Division	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	Total		222	0	23	0	11	0	256	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1968–69	First Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Bolton Wanderers	1969–70	Second Division	22	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
	1970–71	Second Division	29	0	1	0	3	0	33	0
	Total		51	0	2	0	3	0	56	0
Port Vale	1972–73	Third Division	44	0	3	0	2	0	49	0
	1973–74	Third Division	42	0	4	0	0	0	46	0
	Total		86	0	7	0	2	0	95	0
Career total			435	0	37	0	17	0	479	0

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 35. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
↑ "Alan Boswell interview". onevalefan.co.uk. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
↑ "Alan Boswell". shrewsburytown.com. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

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Personal information
Full name	Alan Henry Boswell^[1]
Date of birth	(1943-08-08)8 August 1943^[1]
Place of birth	Walsall, England^[1]
Date of death	24 August 2017(2017-08-24) (aged 74)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1958–1960	Walsall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1963	Walsall	66	(0)
1963–1968	Shrewsbury Town	222	(0)
1968–1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	(0)
1969–1972	Bolton Wanderers	51	(0)
1972–1974	Port Vale	86	(0)
Total		435	(0)
Teams managed
1976–1977	Oswestry Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only