Alan A'Court was an international footballer who represented England 5 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Northern Ireland on 6th November 1957 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 26th November 1958 aged 24. A'Court, born on 30th September 1934, in Rainhill, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 764 and played as a Outside Left for his country.
Alan A'Court - 5 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Alan A'Court
- Born: 30th September 1934, Rainhill, Lancashire
- Died: 14th December 2009, Nantwich, Cheshire aged 75
- England Career: 1957 - 1958
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Liverpool (5)
- FA Legacy Number: 764
- Won his first cap as a replacement for Tom Finney in November 1957 against Northern Ireland and managed to get on the scoresheet. The following year he was in the World Cup squad and again found himself in the starting XI because of Tom Finney's injury where he played in all of England's three games. He won his last cap against Wales in November 1958.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Northern Ireland (HC) on 6th November 1957 aged 23 years, 1 month, 6 days
- Last Cap: v Wales (HC) on 26th November 1958 aged 24 years, 1 month, 26 days
- First Goal: v Northern Ireland (HC) on 6th November 1957 aged 23 years, 1 month, 6 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 20 days
- Starts: 5
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 5
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Left
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Don Howe
- 5 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 5 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 4 Matches
- Colin McDonald
- 4 Matches
- Derek Kevan
- 4 Matches
- Ronnie Clayton
- 3 Matches
- Bryan Douglas
- 3 Matches
- Bill Slater
- 3 Matches
- Tommy Banks
- 3 Matches
- Bobby Robson
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- The Independent Obituary
- England: Player by Player by Graham Betts (Green Umbrella Publishing 2006)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- England! England! A Complete Who's Who of Players since 1946 by Dean P Hayes (Sutton Publishing 2004)
- 14 sources from 5 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 2 - 2, 26th Nov 1958 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 26 days. - URS, 0 - 1, 17th Jun 1958 (WCF) Liverpool, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 17 days. - AUT, 2 - 2, 15th Jun 1958 (WCF) Liverpool, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 15 days. - BRA, 0 - 0, 11th Jun 1958 (WCF) Liverpool, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 11 day. - NIR, 2 - 3, 6th Nov 1957 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 6 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.