Alan Spavin
Alan Spavin (20 February 1942 – 16 March 2016) was an English footballer. A product of Preston North End's youth system, he featured in over 400 league games for the side.[1]
He moved to the United States in May 1974 to play for Washington Diplomats. He then joined Morecambe in August 1975, followed by a spell with Dundalk from February to April 1976 where he helped them win the League of Ireland Championship.[2]
Honours
[edit]Preston North End
- Football League Third Division: 1970–71
- FA Cup runner-up: 1963–64[3]
- FA Youth Cup runner-up: 1959–60
Dundalk
- League of Ireland: 1975–76
References
[edit]- ^ "Preston pay tribute to former midfielder Alan Spavin following his death". Eurosport British. 16 March 2016.
- ^ "PNE mourn loss of legend Spavin". lep.co.uk.
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2016 deaths
- Footballers from Lancaster, Lancashire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- League of Ireland players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 20th-century English sportsmen