1969–1972 Walsall ?–1959 Aston Villa Name Alan Deakin | Years Team Role Footballer 1959–1970 Aston Villa | |
Date of birth (1941-11-27) 27 November 1941 (age 74) | ||
Place of birth Balsall Heath, England | ||
English footballer Alan Deakin Died at 76
Alan Deakin (born 27 November 1941 in Balsall Heath, Birmingham) was an English footballer during the 1960s. He was the captain of Aston Villa and also played for Walsall. He is the younger brother of Mike Deakin who also played in the Football League, most notably for Crystal Palace.
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Career
Deakin signed for the club as a 15-year-old. He became a regular in the side during the 1960–61 season and collected a League Cup winners' tankard at the start of the following season. He broke his ankle during the 1964–65 season, but recovered to skipper the side for the 1966–67 season. Deakin also played for the England under 23 team.
Deakin left Villa Park for Walsall in 1969, having made 231 league appearances for the club and scored 9 goals. He went on to play 50 league games for Walsall before moving to Tamworth FC for a further 2 years of football then retiring in 1974.
On retirement from the game he became a welder. He now lives in Aldridge in the West Midlands and has played for the Aston Villa "Old Stars".