Alan Shoulder

[TomYam]

Very sad to hear that Alan Shoulder has died. He was only 71. 

I remember seeing him in his debut for us against Stoke in December 1978 when I was a youngster.

His partnership with Peter Withe was outstanding (for the short while Withe was with us). R.I.P Alan.

 

[Holloway]

RIP bonny lad x

[KennyUtd]

2 minutes ago, Holloway said:

RIP bonny lad x

What a player. That strip too man. No age really. RIP Alan lad. 

[Scoreboard82]

Ah man. This weekend just gets worse. Happy memories of Alan. Penalty king. Good little striker who helped win that fantastic derby game on NYD 1980. Can still hear the crowd singing "We all agree...Alan Shoulder is magic". Seen him in a talk in a few years back and was very entertaining then too.

[Dancing Brave]

Very sad news. RIP Alan.

[Tsunami]

RIP Alan. Him and Withe were a shining light in what was a pretty awful team.

[Benwell Lad]

Definitely a footballer who fell into the category of "no airs and graces" as you'd expect from someone who worked in coal mines and came up through non league.

A great character and definitely "one of the lads". RIP Alan Shoulder.

 

 

Edited February 2, 2025 by Benwell Lad

[Benwell Lad]

Shoulder's funeral was yesterday. Lovely tribute on Mike Amos's Grass Routes blog.