Alan Slough
{{Short description|English footballer (1947–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alan Slough
| fullname = Alan Peter Slough
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|9|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Luton, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|3|22|1947|9|24|df=y}}
| currentclub =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1965–1973
| clubs1 = Luton Town
| caps1 = 275
| goals1 = 28
| years2 = 1973–1977
| clubs2 = Fulham
| caps2 = 154
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 1977–1981
| clubs3 = Peterborough United
| caps3 = 105
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 1981–1982
| clubs4 = Millwall
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| years5 =
| clubs5 = Weymouth
| totalcaps = 548
| totalgoals = 51
}}
Alan Peter Slough (24 September 1947 – 22 March 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League from the 1960s to 1980s, notably with Luton Town.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/alanslough}}
Career
Slough signed for the local team Luton Town in 1965 and went on to make 275 league appearances for the club over eight years before moving on to Fulham. After 154 league matches for Fulham, he joined Peterborough United for a transfer fee of £25,000, making 128 appearances in all competitions over four years. After a short spell at Millwall, he ended his career with a period with non-League Weymouth.{{cite web | title= Alan Slough | first= Mike | last= Joyce | url=http://www.allfootballers.com/ | publisher=Since 1888 | accessdate=2 July 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090529014551/http://www.allfootballers.com/| archivedate= 29 May 2009 | url-status= live}} (subscription required; site no longer active)
Death
Slough died on 22 March 2021, aged 73, following a battle with Parkinson's disease.{{cite news |last1=Swann |first1=Alan |title=RIP Alan Slough: One of the great Peterborough United midfielders |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/peterborough-united/rip-alan-slough-one-of-the-great-peterborough-united-midfielders-3173973 |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=Peterborough Telegraph |date=22 March 2021}}
Honours
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English Football League players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Millwall F.C. players
Category:Weymouth F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Luton
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