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Alan
A'Court |
Liverpool
FC
5 appearances, 1 debut goal
P 5 W 0 D 3
L 2 F 6: A 8
30% successful
1957-58
captain: none
minutes played: 450 |
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Timeline |
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Alan A'Court |
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Birth |
30 September
1934 at Rainhill, Lancashire [registered in
Prescot, December 1934]. To Arthur and Marion (née Thistlethwayte). Attended Prescot Grammar School |
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According
to passenger lists, A'Court, of 4 Knowsley Road, Rainhill, was part
of a group of Liverpool FC footballers that left Southampton, bound for
New York, on 6 May 1953, on board the Queen Mary, under the mastership of
C.I. Thompson. |
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Marriage |
to Alma
Morris [registered in
Prescot, June 1960]. |
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Death |
15 December
2009 in Nantwich, Cheshire, aged 75 years 77 days; |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Biographies |
My Life in Football - Alan A'Court
with Ian Hargraves
(Bluecoat Press, 2003) |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began with
Prescot Cables and Prescot Celtic, before signing with Liverpool FC in
September 1952. After 355 games and 61 goals, A'Court
joined Tranmere Rovers FC in October 1964 for £4,500, where he played a
further fifty games, scoring eleven. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Two winners 1961-62; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(two appearances). |
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Distinctions |
A'Court is the youngest Liverpool player
to make 200 league appearances for the club, aged 24 years and 89 days. |
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Height/Weight |
5' 8½",
10st 7lbs, [1958] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
LFChistory.net |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
After leaving
Tranmere, A'Court became player-coach at Norwich City FC in July 1966. He became the assistant manager at Chester FC in early 1969 and then
became assistant manager at Crewe Alexandra FC until September 1969. Stoke
City FC coach from 1970, becoming its caretaker manager in January 1978
for a month. He also had various coaching roles abroad, including Ndola
United (Zambia) and New Zealand. |
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Source |
The World Cup Who's Who
1950-2002. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
764th player to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No.
316, 6 November 1957, England 2 Northern Ireland 3, a British Championship
match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 23 years 37 days.
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Last match |
No. 328, 26 November 1958, England 2 Wales 2,
a British Championship match at Villa Park, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, aged 24 years 57
days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1958;
British Championship 1957-58, 1958-59; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1957-58, 1958-59; |
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Individual honours |
England U23
(five appearances, one goal, 1956-58)
England B (two
appearances, May 1958) |
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Distinctions |
A'Court
achieved his distinctions with England, replacing the injured Tom Finney,
whilst still a second division player. |
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Beyond England |
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Joined the sporting staff at North
Staffordshire Polytechnic before running a newsagents in Birkenhead. -
RedandWhiteKop.com |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
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4 |
5 |
5 |
450 |
1 |
450 min |
1 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
30 |
-2 |
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All matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue & Competition Record
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Venue &
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
Home
venue
British Championship |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
Neutral venue
WCF |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1958 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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WCF All |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1957-58 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1958-59 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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BC |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1.20 |
1.60 |
30.0 |
-2 |
Match History
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Club: Liverpool F.C. -
five full appearances (450 min) 1ᵍ |
manager: Walter Winterbottom - five full appearances (450 min) 1ᵍx
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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319 |
7 May 1958 -
England 2 Portugal 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
party member |
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320 |
11 May 1958 -
Yugoslavia 5
England 0,
Stadion JNA,
Beograd |
tour |
AL |
reserve |
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321 |
18 May 1958 - USSR 1
England 1, Lenin Stadium, Moskva |
AD |
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