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Alan A'Court: Midfielder /
Left Winger |
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Date of
Birth: 30.09.1934 |
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With the Reds:
1952-1964 |
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Weight:
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Bought from: Prescot
Cables |
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Signed
for LFC: Ј0 - 24.09.1952 |
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Debut: 7th February
1953 v Middlesboroug (A) D1 win 3-2 (Aged 18) |
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Last match:
14.09.1964 |
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Debut goal: 14.03.1953 |
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1st
team league games: 354 |
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1st
team league goals: 61 |
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Total
1st team games: 381 |
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Total
1st team goals: 63 |
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Contract expiry:
October 1964, transferred to Tranmere Rovers for J4,500 |
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International
caps: 5 (5 as Liverpool) England |
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International
goals: 1 |
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International debut:
06.11.1957 vs. Northern Ireland |
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Former clubs:
Prescot Celtic (amateur), Prescot Cables (amateur), Tranmere Rovers, Norwich City |
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Birth Place:
Rainhill, England |
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Honours: 1 Division
Second Championship: 61-62 |
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Personal Honours: |
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Total LFC games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1952-53 |
12 |
2 |
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12 |
2 |
| 1953-54 |
16 |
3 |
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16 |
3 |
| 1954-55 |
30 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
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33 |
3 |
| 1955-56 |
40 |
6 |
5 |
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45 |
6 |
| 1956-57 |
38 |
10 |
1 |
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39 |
10 |
| 1957-58 |
39 |
6 |
5 |
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44 |
6 |
| 1958-59 |
39 |
7 |
1 |
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40 |
7 |
| 1959-60 |
42 |
8 |
2 |
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44 |
8 |
| 1960-61 |
33 |
7 |
2 |
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2 |
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37 |
7 |
| 1961-62 |
42 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
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47 |
9 |
| 1962-63 |
23 |
2 |
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23 |
2 |
| 1963-64 |
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| 1964-65 |
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1 |
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1 |
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| Total |
354 |
61 |
24 |
2 |
2 |
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1 |
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381 |
63 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
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Total |
Competition |
| 381 |
Started |
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354 |
League |
| 0 |
On the bench |
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24 |
FA Cup |
| 0 |
Substitute |
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2 |
League Cup |
| 0 |
Substituted |
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1 |
European Cup |
Career Milestones for Alan A' Court:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
07.02.1953 |
Middlesbrough |
3-2 |
Ayresome Park |
League |
| 50 |
19.02.1955 |
Huddersfield T |
0-2 |
Anfield |
FA |
| 100 |
31.03.1956 |
Bristol City |
2-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
07.09.1957 |
Fulham |
2-2 |
Craven Cottage |
League |
| 200 |
04.10.1958 |
Huddersfield T |
0-5 |
Leeds Road |
League |
| 250 |
12.12.1959 |
Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
Eastville St. |
League |
| 300 |
28.01.1961 |
Sunderland |
0-2 |
Anfield |
FA |
| 350 |
31.03.1962 |
Luton T |
0-1 |
Kenilworth Road |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
14.03.1953 |
39 |
Sunderland |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
31.12.1960 |
21 |
Middlesbrough |
3-4 |
Anfield |
League |
Total LFC
games/goals for Liverpool A, Reserves
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Liverpool A |
Reserves |
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League |
La S Cup |
Total |
League |
L S Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1955-56 |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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| 1960-61 |
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6 |
1 |
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6 |
1 |
| Total |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
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6 |
1 |
Notes:
Statistics of games and goals Liverpool A & Reserves included in the table for
a season 1955-56, 1960-61 not the full. |
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PROFILE
The Rainhill-born left winger's career at Liverpool embraced the club's wilderness
years in the old Second Division although it is great testimony to his talents that during
that period he won five England caps, scoring on his debut in a 3-2 defeat by Northern
Ireland at Wembley in 1957.
A'Court a keen Rugby League follower, joined Liverpool from Prescot Cables in 1952
when Don Welsh was in charge at Anfield and then played right through the era of his
managerial successor Phil Taylor before Bill Shankly's arrival in December 1959.
Prior to that the speedy raider appeared for England in the 1958 World Cup Finals
in Sweden, where he rose to the daunting challenge of replacing injured Tom Finney in an
unbeaten three-match sequence against Brazil, Austria and the Soviet Union.
At Liverpool he was an ever-present in the Shankly team that stormed back to the
top flight as Second Division champions in 1962. He moved on to Tranmere for 4,500 pounds
in 1964, later becoming Norwich City player coach before taking on various coaching jobs,
including posts in Zambia and New Zealand.
A' Court is the youngest Liverpool player to make 200 league appearances for the
club, aged 24 years and 89 days.
ENGLAND
1957 v Northern Ireland; 1958 v Brazil, Austria, USSR, Wales (5)
© Copyright of Official Site Liverpool FC
 "Alan A'Court: My Life In Football"
by Alan A'Court with Ian Hargreaves. This 127 page softback book measures approx 10"
x 8". It is the 2003 First Edition published by Bluecoat Press, Liverpool.
Update: 20.03.2008
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