Alan Wooler

Alan Wooler (born 17 August 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in England for Weymouth, Reading, West Ham United, Aldershot, Leatherhead and Farnborough Town. He also played in Finland for Malmin Palloseura, Finnairin Palloilijat and HJK Helsinki and in the US in the NASL for the Boston Minutemen. He was manager for the Millwall affiliate ladies team the Millwall Lionesses.

Alan Wooler
Personal information
Full name Alan Thomas Wooler
Date of birth (1953-08-17) 17 August 1953
Place of birth Poole, Dorset, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Manchester United
Alton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1971 Weymouth
1971–1973 Reading 38 (0)
1973–1976 West Ham United 4 (0)
1974 → Boston Minutemen (loan) 20 (0)
1975 → Boston Minutemen (loan) 22 (2)
1976 → Boston Minutemen (loan) 24 (0)
1976–1984 Aldershot 266 (3)
1977 → HJK Helsinki (loan) 10 (0)
1979 → HJK Helsinki (loan) 7 (0)
1980 → HJK Helsinki (loan) 13 (4)
1981 → HJK Helsinki (loan) 12 (2)
1982 → Finnairin Palloilijat (loan) 24
1983 → Finnairin Palloilijat (loan) 29 (4)
1984 → Finnairin Palloilijat (loan) 22 (2)
1985 → Finnairin Palloilijat (loan) 21 (3)
1985–1986 Leatherhead
1985–1989 Farnborough Town 18 (0)
1986 → Malmin Palloseura (loan) (4)
1987 → Malmin Palloseura (loan) (3)
1988 → Malmin Palloseura (loan) (8)
1989 → Malmin Palloseura (loan) (2)
Teams managed
Millwall Ladies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:52, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Club career

An associate schoolboy player with Manchester United, Wooler played for Alton Town and Weymouth as an amateur in the Southern League.

Reading

He signed for Reading in 1971 making his debut in December 1971.[2][3]

West Ham United

Making 38 appearances for Reading he moved on a free transfer to West Ham United in 1973 making his debut on 22 December 1973, as a substitute for Johnny Ayris,[1] in a 2–0 home defeat to Stoke City.[2][4] His next appearance came as a replacement for Bobby Moore in the FA Cup third round replay against Hereford United in January 1974. In a giant-killing, after a 1–1 draw at Upton Park, Hereford, recently elected to the Football League, beat First Division West Ham 2–1 at Edgar Street.[5] In contrast, his third game came three days later as West Ham beat Manchester United 2–1 at Upton Park.[4] Between 1974 and 1976 loan periods were arranged with Wooler playing for Boston Minutemen in the NASL.[6]

Aldershot

He made only two more appearances for West Ham before moving to Aldershot in 1976.[4] Playing for eight seasons with Aldershot and on one occasion going two-and-a-half seasons without missing a first team game, Wooler played 305 games, in all competitions, scoring three goals; a total which puts him in 13th place in the Aldershot all-time appearance list.[7]

Non-league and loans

From 1985 until 1989 Wooler moved into non-league football with Leatherhead and Farnborough Town. Between 1977 and 1989 Wooler regularly spent his summers playing for Finnish sides and turned-out for Malmin Palloseura, Finnairin Palloilijat and HJK Helsinki.

Managerial career

Wooler was manager of Millwall Ladies team.[7]

References
  1. Peter Dunk, ed. (1974). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1975-75. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 472.
  2. "No.518 Alan WOOLER ... (1973–1975)". Theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. "READING : 1946/47 – 2010/11". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  4. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Alan Wooler". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  5. Leatherdale, Clive (1998). West Ham United Match by Match. Westcliffe-on-Sea: Desert Island Books. p. 96. ISBN 1-874287-19-8.
  6. "Alan Wooler". NASLSoccer.com. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  7. "Saturday's guests – The Class of '79". www.theshots.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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