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Alan Slough

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Alan Slough
Personal information
Full name Alan Peter Slough
Date of birth (1947-09-24)24 September 1947
Place of birth Luton, England
Date of death 22 March 2021(2021-03-22) (aged 73)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1973 Luton Town 275 (28)
1973–1977 Fulham 154 (13)
1977–1981 Peterborough United 105 (10)
1981–1982 Millwall 14 (0)
Weymouth
Total 548 (51)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Peter Slough (24 September 1947 – 22 March 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League from the 1960s to 1980s, notably with Luton Town.[1]

Career

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Slough signed for the local team Luton Town in 1965 and went on to make 275 league appearances for the club over eight years before moving on to Fulham.[2] After 154 league matches for Fulham,[1] he joined Peterborough United for a transfer fee of £25,000, making 128 appearances in all competitions over four years.[3] After a short spell at Millwall, he ended his career with a period with non-League Weymouth.[2]

Death

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Slough died on 22 March 2021, aged 73, following a battle with Parkinson's disease.[3]

Honours

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Fulham

References

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  1. ^ a b Alan Slough at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ a b Joyce, Mike. "Alan Slough". Since 1888. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009. (subscription required; site no longer active)
  3. ^ a b Swann, Alan (22 March 2021). "RIP Alan Slough: One of the great Peterborough United midfielders". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.