Alan Dennis

*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.

Alan Dennis

Appearances: 41 Goals: 1

Date / Year of birth: 8th September 1944

Position: Full-back / Midfielder

Season of first appearance: 1969/70

Season of last appearance: 1969/70

Also played for: Arsenal (0), Tottenham Hotspur (0), Cambridge City, Dover, Ramsgate Athletic, Harwich & Parkeston, Clacton Town and Tilbury

Versatile hard-working England Schoolboy international born in Ashcot, Somerset who began his career as a junior with at Arsenal before moving on to Tottenham for the 1961/62 season.

Alan spent four seasons in Spurs' junior sides but never made a senior appearance and in the summer of 1965 he was released.

He joined Cambridge City and made 61 appearances for them during the 1965/66 campaign. He was also a regular in the City side during the 1966/67 season.

Alan's next move took him to Dover and then in the summer of 1969 he signed for Margate.

After making his debut in a 3-3 draw at Hereford on 9.8.69 - the opening day of the season - he initially struggled to win a regular first team place due to the form of Dai Yorath and Ray Flannigan in the full-back positions but really established himself after Christmas 1969. Alan was the team's regular left-back once Flannigan departed for Reading but he also featured in midfield and at right-back on occasions. In total he made 41 appearances and scored once, with a header in a 4-0 win at Ashford on 23.2.70, before being released at the end of the 1969/70 season.

After a short spell out of the game Alan joined Ramsgate on a months trial but he was released in December 1970.

He later played for Harwich & Parkeston before having a spell with Clacton that included the 1973/74 to 1976/77 seasons.

Alan linked up with Tilbury for the start of the 1977/78 campaign before going back to Harwich early in 1978.

He later rejoined Clacton for a spell that included the 1979/80 season.

SEASON (CLUB)

FULL (MAX)

SUB

GLS

FAC

FAT

SLC

KSC

KFC

1969/70 (MFC)

41 (72)

0

1

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (13TH OF 22)

1R

3QR

3R

RU

RU