Alan Eagles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan James Eagles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edgware, London, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 1995 (aged 62)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Carshalton Athletic | |||
| 1957–1961 | Leyton Orient | 75 | (0) |
| 1961 | Colchester United | 16 | (1) |
| 1961 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1961–1963 | Aldershot | 15 | (1) |
| Yiewsley | |||
| Deal Town | |||
| Gravesend & Northfleet | |||
| Pembroke Borough | |||
| Total | 106 | (2) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Alan James Eagles (6 September 1933 – 6 November 1995) was an English footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Aldershot. He made over 100 appearances in the Football League between 1957 and 1963.
Career
Born in Edgware, London, Eagles began his career with Carshalton Athletic.[1] He joined Football League club Leyton Orient in 1957, making 75 appearances for the club.[2]
He moved to Colchester United in 1961, where he spent the second half of the 1960–61 season, making 16 appearances and scoring one goal.[3] He made his debut for the U's on 14 January in a 2–0 loss to Coventry City,[4] and made his final appearance on 3 April 1961 in a 3–0 defeat by Walsall.[5] His solitary goal for Colchester came on 25 February in an Essex derby match against Southend United, which the U's would lose by 2–1.[6]
On leaving Colchester, Eagles joined Queens Park Rangers,[1] but failed to make an appearance, moving to Aldershot instead and making 15 appearances between 1961 and 1963, scoring once.[7] He would later play for non-league clubs Yiewsley, Deal Town and Gravesend & Northfleet.[1]
Eagles later moved to Tenby, Wales to become a harbourmaster, also playing for local non-league side Pembroke Borough.[8] Alan Eagles died on 6 November 1995 aged 62.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "LEYTON ORIENT:1946/47-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Coventry City 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Walsall 3–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Southend United 2–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "ALDERSHOT TOWN:1946/47-1991/92 & 2008/09-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "EAGLES, Alan – Footballers – Where Are They Now?". Where Are They Now?. Retrieved 15 April 2013.