Alan Deakin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Roy Deakin | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Balsall Heath, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2018 (aged 76) | ||
| Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1959 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1970 | Aston Villa | 231 | (9) |
| 1969–1972 | Walsall | 50 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | Tamworth | ||
| Total | 281 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| ? | England under 23 team | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Roy Deakin (27 November 1941 – 2 January 2018) was an English
Football League, most notably for Crystal Palace.[1]
Career
Deakin signed for the club as a 15-year-old. He became a regular in the side during the
1966–67 season. Deakin also played for the England under 23 team.[1]
Deakin left Villa Park for Walsall in 1969, having made 231 league appearances for the club and scored 9 goals. He went on to play 50 league games for Walsall before moving to Tamworth FC for a further 2 years of football then retiring in 1974.[2]
On retirement from the game he became a welder. He lived in Aldridge in the West Midlands and played a number of times for the Aston Villa "Old Stars".[3] He died on 2 January 2018.[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Alan Deakin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Mail, Birmingham (27 February 2010). "The Aston Villa team of 1961: Where are they now?". Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "RIP Alan Deakin". Aston Villa F.C.