Alan Woollett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Howard Woollett | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigston, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1978 | Leicester City | 227 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Northampton Town | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 250 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Howard Woollett (born 4 March 1947)[1] was a locally born defender[2] who played for Leicester City[3] during what many people believe to have been their golden era in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Steady and committed[6] he was a member of the losing[7] 1969 FA Cup Final side[8] and was eventually awarded a testimonial against Chelsea in 1977.[9] In 2003 ex-Fox[10] Steve Earle revealed that, unlike many players from that era, Woollett had never considered a move to the United States[11] because he could not bear to be parted from his dog. When it eventually died he was too distraught to travel with the squad for a game against Liverpool in May 1973. Manager Jimmy Bloomfield tried to get his teammates to show some respectful sympathy[12] – a feat teammate Len Glover was singularly unable to manage.[13]
He spent 1978/79, his final season of league football, with Northampton Town.
Honours
[edit]Leicester City
References
[edit]- ^ "Alan Woollett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Barry Hugman (1988). Complete Players' Records. London: Q.A.P. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
- ^ "Club details". Sporting-heroes.net. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ A history of Leicester City Football Club Folliard, R: Hornchurch, Ian Henry, 1980 ISBN 0-86025-700-2
- ^ "Playing career portrait". Cards.littleoak.com.au. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Fan's Testimony". Foxestalk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Woollett's considered career highlight". Thebluearmy.co.uk. 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Match details". Sportingchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Testimonial details". Foxestalk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ The nickname of Leicester City Sky Sports Football Year Book 200/7 Rollin, G/Rollin, J: London, Q.A.P, 2006 ISBN 0-7553-1525-1 p 220
- ^ Lech Mintowt-Czyz. "Dogone USA". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ One Hump or Two:The Frank Worthington Story Cooper, S/Wells, N: Leicester, ACL & Polar, 1994 ISBN 1-899538-00-3
- ^ "The dog's memory lives on". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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