Andy Alleyne
| Andy Alleyne | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Andrew McArthur Alleyne | |
| birthday | May 19, 1951 | |
| place of birth | Springtown, Barbados | |
| date of death | June 20, 2012 | |
| Place of death | Reading , England | |
| size | 165 cm | |
| position | External defense | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Reading Argyle | ||
| 1967-1969 | Reading FC | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1969-1971 | Newbury Town | |
| 1971-1976 | Reading FC | 48 (2) |
| 1976– | Wokingham Town | |
| South Reading | ||
| Dee Road | ||
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Andrew McArthur "Andy" Alleyne (born May 19, 1951 in Springtown, Barbados , † June 20, 2012 in Reading ) was a Barbadian football player .
Career
Alleyne was born in Barbados, which at the time was still part of the British Empire , and moved to Bath in southwest England as a child . From 1967 to 1969 he played in the youth division of Reading FC , but was then offered no professional contract and was subsequently active for the amateur club Newbury Town in the Hellenic League , while he earned his living as an employee of the General Post Office . After the dismissal of Reading's head coach Jack Mansell in October 1971, he was brought back by his interim successor Jimmy Wallbanks and initially played as a right full- back for the reserve team.
In October 1972 he was finally called up by coach Charlie Hurley for a fourth division game against league leaders FC Southport at home in Elm Park in the squad of the first team. With his commitment, he became the first black footballer to play for Reading's professional team. His competitive debut, he crowned with a hit from the center line to 1-1 final score, previously the opening goal of Southport's Andy Provan was scored from the center circle. Until the end of the season, in November 1972 he was promoted to professional, the 165 cm Alleyne, whose fan nickname was “Pocket Rocket”, remained a regular as a right full-back; after the commitment of Stewart Henderson for the 1973/74 season he was only used sporadically. A longer series of missions, this time in the left full-back position, he saw in March and April 1975 when he replaced Dave Moreline . After he was last used three times in August 1975, his contract was not renewed after the 1975/76 season , which ended for Reading with promotion to the Third Division , after 53 competitive appearances (2 goals).
He continued his career at the local club Wokingham Town in the Isthmian League , later he played in local non-league football for South Reading and Dee Road, among others.
In 2010 Alleyne was diagnosed with cancer during a stay in Barbados, which he succumbed to in June 2012 at the age of 61 in a Reading hospice . He left his wife and four children.
Individual evidence
- ^ Andy Alleyne in the database of barryhugmansfootballers.com (English). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d e getreading.co.uk: So proud of 'brilliant' Andy Alleyne (June 28, 2012) , accessed November 4, 2018
- ↑ Gregson error caps Provan 'wonder' goal . In: Liverpool Echo , October 23, 1972, p. 17. (link subject to charge)
- ↑ a b Alan Sedunary: Royals Remembered: The Official Who's Who of Reading FC1920-2001 . Yore Publications, Harefield 2001, ISBN 978-1-874427-04-9 , pp. 12 .
- ↑ cf. David Downs, Leigh Edwards: The Definitive Reading FC - A statistical history to 1998 . SoccerData, Nottingham 1998, ISBN 978-1-899468-11-9 , pp. 72 .
- ↑ readingfc.co.uk: We salute Andy Alleyne in #BlackHistoryMonth (Oct. 21, 2018) , accessed on November 4, 2018
- ↑ getreading.co.uk: Reading FC star Andy Alleyne loses battle with cancer (June 20, 2012) , accessed November 4, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alleyne, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alleyne, Andrew McArthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Barbadian football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springtown, Barbados |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 2012 |
| Place of death | Reading |