Alan Kelley

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Alan Kelley
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-12-24) 24 December 1952 (age 70)
Place of birth Bootle, England
Position(s) Fullback
Youth career
0000–1970 Southport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1972 Southport 23 (2)
1972–1976 Crewe Alexandra 107 (0)
1977–1978 Los Angeles Aztecs 18 (1)
1979 San Diego Sockers 0 (0)
1980 California Surf 22 (1)
1980 California Surf (indoor) 14 (2)
1979–82 Philadelphia Fever (indoor) 108 (20)
1980 California Sunshine
1980 Cleveland Cobras [1]
1982–85 Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) 138 (29)
Total170(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Kelley (born 24 December 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a fullback. Kelley, who was active in both England and the United States, made over 150 career appearances.

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Career

Born in Bootle, Kelley played in the Football League for Southport and Crewe Alexandra, and in the North American Soccer League for the Los Angeles Aztecs, the San Diego Sockers and the California Surf. He played for the California Sunshine and the Cleveland Cobras of the American Soccer League. Kelley also spent several years in the Major Indoor Soccer League playing for the Philadelphia Fever and the Los Angeles Lazers. In recent years, he has been a college assistant coach and a high school head coach in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County in southern California.

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References

  1. "Sunshine to Face Cobras in Soccer Game Tonight". The Los Angeles Times. 14 June 1980. p. Part III 12.