Alan Mayes

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Alan Mayes
Personal information
Full name Alan Kenneth Mayes [1]
Date of birth (1953-12-11) 11 December 1953 (age 70) [1]
Place of birth Edmonton, London, [1] England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1974 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1974–1979 Watford 133 (31)
1975–1976Northampton Town (loan) 10 (4)
1979–1980 Swindon Town 89 (38)
1980–1983 Chelsea 66 (19)
1983–1985 Swindon Town 62 (27)
1985–1986 Carlisle United 10 (2)
1985–1986Newport County (loan) 3 (1)
1986–1987 Blackpool 13 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Kenneth Mayes (born 11 December 1953) is an English retired footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s. [3]

A striker, Mayes started out with Queens Park Rangers and played for Watford, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, Chelsea, Carlisle United, Newport County, Blackpool and Wycombe Wanderers. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alan Mayes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  66. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 "Alan Mayes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 May 2009.