| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan William Starling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1951-04-02)2 April 1951 (age 74) | ||
| Place of birth | Dagenham, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1971 | Luton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | →Torquay United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1971–1976 | Northampton Town | 238 | (1) |
| 1976–1980 | Huddersfield Town | 112 | (0) |
| 1983 | Bradley Rangers | ||
| 1983 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
| 1984 | Halifax Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 358 | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:26, 27 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
Alan William Starling (born 2 April 1951) was a professionalfootballer, who played as agoalkeeper forLuton Town,Torquay United,Northampton Town &Huddersfield Town.
Starling began his career as an apprentice withLuton Town, turning professional in April 1969 and making his league debut the following season. He joinedTorquay United on loan in February 1971, playing just once, in a 4–0 defeat at home toReading in place of regular keeperAndy Donnelly,[3] before returning to Luton.
He moved toNorthampton Town in June 1971 and went on to make over 200 appearances for the Cobblers. In April 1976 he scored a penalty in the penultimate game of the season, againstHartlepool United, ensuring that every regular player for Northampton that season has scored at least once.[4] He also holds the record of the most minutes without conceding a goal forNorthampton Town when he went 595 minutes unbeaten between 25 October and 29 November 1975.[5]
In March 1977 he joinedHuddersfield Town.[citation needed] He won the club's player of the year award in 1979.[6]
After retiring as a player, he worked as a salesman before becoming a national account manager at a pharmaceutical company.[7]
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