Draft:Alan Cooling
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1949 (aged 74-75) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hampton | ? | (1) | |
| 1988–? | Hampton Reserves | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Cooling (born 1949) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Career
[edit]Alan Cooling's goal for Hampton in the 1977–78 FA Cup 4th round qualifying against Barnet in November 1977 is thought to be the first goal scored by a goalkeeper in the FA Cup.[1]
At the age of 39, he came out of retirement to play for the Hampton reserves during the 1988–89 season.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Third Man". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "AUGUST 2005 — KEEPER SCORES TWICE—IS IT A RECORD?! Sevenoaks Town 4-2 Chertsey Town" (PDF). hantssoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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