Alan Boswell

Alan Boswell
Personal information
Full name Alan Henry Boswell[1]
Date of birth (1943-08-08)8 August 1943[1]
Place of birth Walsall, England[1]
Date of death 24 August 2017(2017-08-24) (aged 74)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1958–1960 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 Walsall 66 (0)
1963–1968 Shrewsbury Town 222 (0)
1968–1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 (0)
1969–1972 Bolton Wanderers 51 (0)
1972–1974 Port Vale 86 (0)
Total 435 (0)
Teams managed
1976–1977 Oswestry Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alan Henry Boswell (8 August 1943 – 24 August 2017) was an English football goalkeeper who made 479 league and cup appearances in a 12-year career in the English Football League. He was born in Walsall, England.

He began his career at Walsall in 1961, before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in 1963. He spent five years at the club, before moving to First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968. The next year he moved to Bolton Wanderers, before signing with Port Vale in July 1972. He left Vale Park in May 1974, and later played for Oswestry Town.

Boswell died on 24 August 2017 at the age of 74.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Walsall 1961–62 Second Division 25 0 4 0 0 0 29 0
1962–63 Second Division 41 0 1 0 1 0 43 0
Total 66 0 5 0 1 0 72 0
Shrewsbury Town 1963–64 Third Division 39 0 1 0 1 0 41 0
1964–65 Third Division 43 0 6 0 2 0 51 0
1965–66 Third Division 42 0 8 0 3 0 53 0
1966–67 Third Division 46 0 3 0 3 0 52 0
1967–68 Third Division 46 0 5 0 1 0 52 0
1968–69 Third Division 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Total 222 0 23 0 11 0 256 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1968–69 First Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Bolton Wanderers 1969–70 Second Division 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
1970–71 Second Division 29 0 1 0 3 0 33 0
Total 51 0 2 0 3 0 56 0
Port Vale 1972–73 Third Division 44 0 3 0 2 0 49 0
1973–74 Third Division 42 0 4 0 0 0 46 0
Total 86 0 7 0 2 0 95 0
Career total 435 0 37 0 17 0 479 0

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 35. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Alan Boswell interview". onevalefan.co.uk. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alan Boswell". shrewsburytown.com. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.