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Alan Woan
Alan Woan (8 February 1931 – 13 February 2021)[2][3] was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He made a total of 289 Football League appearances for Norwich City, Northampton Town, Crystal Palace and Aldershot scoring 140 goals. He also played non-league football for New Brighton and Chertsey Town. He was the father of Ian Woan who also played professional football, most notably for Nottingham Forest[4][5] and Alan Junior, who played for Stalybridge Celtic.[5][6] Playing careerWoan began his career in non-league football, playing for Anfield Road School, Bootle and later New Brighton.[7] In 1953, Woan signed for Norwich City.[1] He scored three minutes into his debut appearance for Norwich City against Northampton Town.[7] Over the next three seasons, Woan made 21 League appearances (seven goals) for Norwich, and 43 times in 77 matches for Norwich City Reserves.[7] In 1956, he moved on to Northampton Town.[1] In his time at Northampton, he scored 68 goals in 118 appearances. However, in October 1959,[1] he was signed by Crystal Palace in exchange for Mike Deakin.[8] He made his Palace debut on 31 October in an away 2–0 win against Gateshead,[9] and between then and February 1961,[1] made 46 appearances, in all competitions, scoring 23 goals.[3] He then moved again, to Aldershot where he made 108 appearances over the next three years, scoring 44 goals, before moving into non-league football with Chertsey Town.[3] Later careerAfter retirement, Woan worked with youth players at Tranmere Rovers and subsequently in local government on the Wirral.[5] Personal lifeWoan was born in Liverpool, England.[1][7] His brother Don and his son Ian were both professional footballers. DeathWoan died from COVID-19 in 2021.[10] References
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