Jump to content

Alan Eagles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alan Eagles
Personal information
Full name Alan James Eagles[1]
Date of birth (1933-09-06)6 September 1933[1]
Place of birth Edgware, London, England[1]
Date of death 6 November 1995(1995-11-06) (aged 62)[1]
Place of death Tenby, Wales[1]
Position(s) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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

[edit]

Born in Edgware, London, Eagles began his career with Carshalton Athletic.[2] He joined Football League club Leyton Orient in 1957, making 75 league appearances for the club.[3]

In January 1961, Eagles moved to Colchester United, where he spent the second half of the 1960–61 season, making 16 appearances and scoring one goal.[1] He made his debut for the U's on 14 January in a 2–0 loss to Coventry City, and made his final appearance on 3 April 1961 in a 3–0 defeat by Walsall.[2] His solitary goal for Colchester came on 25 February in an Essex derby match against Southend United, which the U's lost 2–1.[2]

On leaving Colchester, Eagles joined Queens Park Rangers, but failed to make an appearance, moving to Aldershot instead and making 15 appearances between 1961 and 1963, scoring once.[1] He went on to play for non-league clubs Yiewsley, Deal Town and Gravesend & Northfleet.[2]

Eagles later moved to Tenby, Wales, where he became the harbourmaster[4] and played for non-league club Pembroke Borough.[2] Eagles died on 6 November 1995 aged 62.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Alan Eagles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Players: Alan Eagles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Alan Eagles". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "EAGLES, Alan – Footballers – Where Are They Now?". Where Are They Now?. Retrieved 15 April 2013.