Alan Woan

Alan Woan (born 8 February 1931)[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]

Alan Woan
Personal information
Full name Alan Esplin Woan[1]
Date of birth (1931-02-08) 8 February 1931
Place of birth Liverpool, England
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

Playing career

Woan was born in Liverpool, England[1] and 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. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 344. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. "Rare football programmes reveal amazing story of how Lowestoft captain turned professional". pinkun.com. 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "Where Are They Now?". 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. "Stalybridge Celtic 1990-1991". non-leaguclubdirectory.co.uk. The Non-League Club Directory. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 71. ISBN 0907969542.
  6. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 213. ISBN 0907969542.
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