Alan Bassham
{{Short description|English footballer (1933–1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alan Bassham
| fullname = Alan John Bassham
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1933|10|3}}
| birth_place = Kensington, England
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1982|1933}}{{Hugman|1118|accessdate=20 October 2015}}
| death_place = Richmond, England
| position = Right back
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1951
| youthclubs1 = Brentford
| years1 = 1951–1959
| clubs1 = Brentford
| caps1 = 43
| goals1 = 0
| years2 =
| clubs2 = Folkestone Town
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 1949
| nationalteam1 = England Schoolboys
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Alan John Bassham (3 October 1933 – 1982) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a right back.
Club career
Bassham began his career in the youth team at Second Division club Brentford as an inside or outside forward and was developed into a right half.{{Cite news |date=8 May 1959 |title=No promotion for Brentford but many records. Only 20 players in the league side |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.stfcnewspapers.co.uk/images/Programmes/1956-1957/PDF/1956-08-21%20Brentford%20Vs%20Swindon%20Town.pdf |title=Official Progamme – Brentford Football Club vs Swindon Town – Season 1956–57 |date=21 August 1956 |page=5}} He turned professional in October 1951 and was further developed into a full back, but he had to wait nearly two years to make his senior debut, which came in a 1–1 draw with Stoke City on 19 August 1953.{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=382–384}}
After Brentford's relegation to the Third Division South for the 1954–55 season, Bassham made a minor breakthrough into the team and made 17 appearances. He gradually lost his place and played mostly for the reserves during his final years with the club.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=0955294916 |location=Harefield |page=16}} Bassham made 45 appearances during his time with Brentford and was given a free transfer in May 1959. He played out his career with Kent League club Folkestone Town.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player11/alanbassham.htm}}
International career
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="5" |Brentford
|2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |
| 1954–55
|17 |0 |0 |0 |17 |0 |
| 1955–56
|Third Division South |10 |0 |0 |0 |10 |0 |
| 1956–57
|Third Division South |12 |0 |2 |0 |14 |0 |
| 1957–58
|Third Division South |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!43 !0 !2 !0 !45 !0 |
References
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Category:Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Category:People from Kensington
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Folkestone F.C. players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Kent Football League (1894–1959) players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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