Alan Withers

Alan Withers
Personal information
Full name Alan Withers
Date of birth 20 October 1930
Place of birth Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death 29 November 2017(2017-11-29) (aged 87)
Place of death Nottingham, England
Position Outside left
Youth career
Aspley B.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1955 Blackpool 17 (6)
1955–1958 Lincoln City 97 (18)
1958–1962 Notts County 121 (22)
Wisbech Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Withers (20 October 1930 – 29 November 2017) was an English 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.

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.

References

Specific
  1. 1 2 3 "Alan Withers". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Alan Withers". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
  4. ↑ Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
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