Alan Biley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Paul Biley[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 February 1957||
Place of birth | Leighton Buzzard, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1974 | Luton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1979 | Cambridge United | 165 | (74) |
1979–1981 | Derby County | 47 | (19) |
1981–1982 | Everton | 19 | (3) |
1981–1982 | → Stoke City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
1982–1984 | Portsmouth | 105 | (50) |
1984–1986 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | (8) |
1986–1987 | Cambridge United | 3 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Panionios | 2 | (0) |
1988–1989 |
Waterford United | 2 | (0) |
Total | 386 | (155) | |
Managerial career | |||
1998–1999 | Ely City | ||
Potton United | |||
2000–2001 | Barton Rovers | ||
2001–2002 | Diss Town | ||
2002 | Spalding United | ||
2005–2006 | Spalding United | ||
2006–2007 | Rothwell Town | ||
2008–2009 | Spalding United | ||
2012 | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alan Paul Biley (born 26 February 1957) is an English former
Playing career
Biley was born in Leighton Buzzard and began his career with Luton Town's youth team before joining Cambridge United in 1975.[1] He became a prolific goalscorer for Cambridge which saw him net 82 goals in 185 matches which brought the attention of bigger clubs. First Division Derby County signed him in 1979 and he took to the top-flight well scoring nine goals in 18 matches but Derby were relegated. He remained with the "Rams" for the 1980–81 season scoring 10 goals as they finished in 6th position. Biley was then signed by Everton but he had a frustrating spell at Goodison Park scoring just three goals in 21 and left before the end of the 1981–82 for Stoke City. He played eight matches for Stoke scoring once which came in a 4–3 defeat away at Southampton.[1]
Biley then signed for
Managerial career
Biley was appointed manager of Eastern Counties League club Ely City in 1998 after the club had finished as runners-up in the league the previous season. However, the club were relegated at the end of the 1998–99 season, after which Biley resigned.[3] He later managed Potton United and Barton Rovers before resigning after four months to take over at Diss Town.
After leaving Diss, he managed Spalding United, from October [4] to December 2002,[5] later joining Wootton Blue Cross as assistant manager in June 2003.[6]
In February 2004, Biley joined
He resigned from his post at Rothwell in May 2007.
Career statistics
Source:[11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cambridge United | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
1976–77 | Fourth Division | 46 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 20 | |
1977–78 | Third Division | 44 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 20 | |
1978–79 | Second Division | 41 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 21 | |
1979–80 | Second Division | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | |
Total | 165 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 185 | 82 | ||
Derby County | 1979–80 | First Division | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
1980–81 | Second Division | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | |
Total | 47 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | ||
Everton | 1981–82 | First Division | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
Stoke City (loan) | 1981–82 | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Portsmouth | 1982–83 | Third Division | 46 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 26 |
1983–84 | Second Division | 37 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 26 | |
1984–85 | Second Division | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | |
Total | 105 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 65 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1984–85 | Second Division | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
1985–86 | Second Division | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
Total | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
Cambridge United | 1986–87 | Fourth Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Panionios | 1987–88 | Alpha Ethniki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Waterford United
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1988–89 | League of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Total | 386 | 155 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 171 |
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup.
Honours
- Cambridge United
- Portsmouth
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ History Ely City F.C.
- ^ Biley's the new man for Tulips
- ^ Chairman and manager go at Spalding
- ^ Davidson puts together impressive backroom staff
- ^ Old team-mates re-united at Rockingham Road
- ^ Biley back at Kettering
- ^ "Biley Gets Bones Post". Non-League Daily. 15 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Biley quits Bones". Non-League Daily. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Alan Biley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Alan Biley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Alan Biley Everton profile