Allan Sliman

Allan Sliman
Personal information
Full name Allan Melrose Sliman[1]
Date of birth (1906-02-27)27 February 1906
Place of birth Busby, Scotland
Date of death 14 April 1945(1945-04-14) (aged 39)[2]
Place of death Ely, England[3]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1928 Arthurlie 70 (1)
1928–1932 Bristol City 136 (1)
1932–1938 Chesterfield 241 (9)
1938–1940 Chelmsford City
Managerial career
1938–1939 Chelmsford City (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Melrose Sliman (27 February 1906 – 14 April 1945), sometimes known as Jack Sliman,[4] was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 370 Football League appearances for Chesterfield and Bristol City as a centre half. He also had a spell as player-manager of non-League club Chelmsford City.

Career

A centre half, Sliman began his career with Scottish League Second Division club Arthurlie, before Bristol City manager Alex Raisbeck paid a £280 fee to bring him to the Second Division club in September 1928.[5][6] After making 136 league appearances for Bristol City, Sliman joined Second Division club Chesterfield for a £1,738 fee on 4 March 1932.[7] He remained at Saltergate until October 1938 and was a part of the club's 1935–36 Third Division South title-winning team.[8] Sliman finished his career with Southern League club Chelmsford City during the 1938–39 season.[4] Aside from captaining the club, he held the role of player-manager between October 1938 and March 1939.[4]

Personal life

Sliman's younger brother Richard was an amateur footballer.[8] Before and after his professional football career, he worked as a carpenter.[4] In 1943, during the Second World War, Sliman joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and became a flight engineer with No. 75 Squadron.[8] On 14 April 1945, Sliman took part in his first bombing mission, targeting a location southwest of Potsdam.[4] During the return trip to England, Sliman's bomber was attacked by Junkers Ju 88s and he was fatally wounded by cannon fire.[4] He died in hospital in Ely and was buried in Chelmsford Cemetery.[8][2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arthurlie 1925–26[9] Scottish Second Division 32 1 3 0 — 35 1
1926–27[9] 20 0 0 0 — 20 0
1927–28[9] 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
1928–29[9] 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 70 1 3 0 — 73 1
Chesterfield 1931–32[10] Second Division 11 0 — 0 0 11 0
1932–33[11] 39 3 4 0 1[a] 0 44 3
1933–34[12] Third Division North 37 1 2 0 1[b] 0 40 1
1934–35[13] 39 3 1 0 5[c] 1 44 4
1935–36[14] 42 1 3 0 5[d] 0 50 1
1936–37[15] Second Division 41 1 1 1 3[e] 0 45 2
1937–38[16] 32 0 6 1 0 0 38 1
Total 241 9 17 2 15 1 273 12
Career total 311 10 20 3 15 1 346 14
  1. ^ Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Third Division North Cup
  3. ^ 4 appearances and 1 goal in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  4. ^ 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
  5. ^ 1 appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Mansfield Charity Cup

Honours

Chesterfield

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 266. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Player-based information – 1921–2018". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Allan Melrose Sliman, Sergeant, 75 (New Zealand) Squadron, Royal Air Force". chelmsfordwarmemorial.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ Edwards, Leigh; Wood, David (1997). The First 100 Years: The Official Story of Bristol City F.C. Bristol: Redcliffe Press for Bristol City Football Club. ISBN 1900178362. OCLC 49691901.
  6. ^ Woods, David (1994). The Bristol Babe: The First 100 Years of Bristol City F.C. Harefield: Yore. ISBN 187442795X. OCLC 33010554.
  7. ^ "Remembering Allan Sliman". Bristol City. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "Allan Sliman". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  10. ^ "Line-ups – 1931–32". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Line-ups – 1932–33". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Line-ups – 1933–34". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Line-ups – 1934–35". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  14. ^ a b c "Line-ups – 1935–36". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b c d "Line-ups – 1936–37". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Line-ups – 1937–38". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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