Alan Sealey

Alan William Sealey (born February 24, 1942 in Hampton , Greater London , England , † February 1996 ) was an English football player . With West Ham United , the striker won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965 .

The player used on the right wing began his career in 1960 at the then English second division Leyton Orient FC . For Leyton, he scored one goal in four league games. In 1961 he transferred to London's first division club West Ham United and remained there until 1967. 1964 won the club to FA Cup and formerly as Charity Shield trading under the name Supercup . Sealey was not used in either competition.

The highlight of Sealey's career was probably his appearance in the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1964/65 , where West Ham, coached by Ron Greenwood , with the stars Bobby Moore , Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at London's Wembley Stadium, played against the German cup winner TSV 1860 Munich met. Sealey, who was only used as a representative of an injured regular player, scored both goals with a double strike in the 70th and 72nd minute to win the title for the team from East London. In that season he had only scored three more goals in competitive games for his club. In total, Sealey scored 22 goals for West Ham in 107 league games.

Sealey's career ended practically within a year. At a cricket match in preparation for the new season, he broke his leg when he fell on a bench. He shouldn't really recover from that. In 1967 he ended his career with the second division club Plymouth Argyle , for which he played four more games. He then played for some time in the amateur area at Romford FC and Bedford Town .

Alan Sealey died unexpectedly of a heart attack in February 1996 at the age of 53. The same fate befell his 43-year-old nephew Les , who also played for West Ham in his career as a goalkeeper five years earlier . In addition, some of Sealey's great-nephews also played for the club.

literature

Tony Hogg: Who's Who of West Ham United . Profile Sports Media, London 2005, ISBN 1-903135-50-8 , pp. 183 .

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SURNAME	Sealey, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sealey, Alan William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	February 24, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hampton (London)
DATE OF DEATH	February 1996