Alan Woan
English footballer (born 1931)
Alan Woan (8 February 1931 – 12 February 2021) was an English professional footballer. He 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Esplin Woan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 2021 (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He also played non-league football for New Brighton and Chertsey Town.
Woan died four days after his 90th birthday.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 344. ISBN 0907969542.
- ↑ "Alan Woan: 1931-2021". cpfc.co.uk. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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