Alan Morton (footballer, born 1950)

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Alan Morton
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-04-13) 13 April 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth Erith, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1968 Woking 2 (2)
1968–1969 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1969–1970 Stockport County 14 (2)
1970 Nuneaton Borough ? (?)
1970–1971 Fulham 1 (1)
1971–1972 Wimbledon 29 (13)
1972–1973 Ashford Town (Kent)
1973–1975 Maidstone United ? (?)
1975–1981 Woking 219 (108)
Kingstonian ? (?)
Wokingham Town ? (?)
Walton & Hersham ? (?)
Farnborough Town ? (?)
1984 Epsom & Ewell 17 (8)
1984–1985 Woking 35 (14)
Westfield ? (?)
1989 Woking 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Morton (born 13 April 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward.

Morton holds the modern record for a single season goalscoring for Ashford Town (Kent), scoring 46 goals in 59 games in all competitions in 1972/73. [2]

Morton played a total of 361 games for Woking in all competitions, scoring 178 goals. [3]

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References

  1. "Players: Alan Morton". The Historical Don. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "Leading Scorers". Ashford Football Club: Souvenir Programme. 2 May 1987.
  3. "Cardinal Red". The History of Woking FC. 1995.