Alan Green (footballer, born 1951)

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Alan Green
Personal information
Full name Alan Peter Charles Green [1]
Date of birth (1951-04-19) 19 April 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Fordingbridge, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1972 AFC Bournemouth 0 (0)
1972–1973 Mansfield Town 1 (0)
1974–1978 Salisbury
1978–1979 Andover
1979–1981 Salisbury
1981 Andover
1982 Basingstoke Town
Total1(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Peter Charles Green (born 19 April 1951) is an English former professional footballer who started his career at AFC Bournemouth. [2] He was released in the summer of 1972 without making a senior appearance, and moved to Mansfield Town. [1] [3] On his first appearance for them, he collapsed due to a heart condition. He later played in the Southern League with Salisbury, [4] where he was the club's leading scorer in the 1976/77 and 1977/78 seasons (the latter jointly with Paul Christopher). In July 1978 he was appointed as player / manager of Andover, [5] rejoining Salisbury a year later. During his four seasons at Salisbury, he scored a total of 136 goals. [5] After a further spell at Andover, he finished his playing career with Basingstoke Town.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alan Green at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ↑ The official centenary history of the Southern League. Paper Plane Publishing Ltd. 1993. pp. 188–189. ISBN   1871872081.
  3. ↑ "Alan Green". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. ↑ Thear, David; Walker, Richard; Waterhouse, Peter; Wood, Peter (2007). The Whites - Salisbury City F.C. the first 60 years 1947-2007. Citywhite Publishing. p. 208. ISBN   9780955417009.
  5. 1 2 Whitney, Steve (4 February 2021). "They`ve Played For Your Club…..Salisbury". Southern Football League. Retrieved 18 February 2025.


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