Alan Wilks
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Alan Wilks
|full_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|10|5|df=y}}
|birth_place = Slough, England
|death_date =
|death_place =
|height =
|position = Forward
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 1964–1965
|clubs1 = Chelsea
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 1965–1971
|clubs2 = Queens Park Rangers
|caps2 = 44
|goals2 = 14
|years3 = 1971–1976
|clubs3 = Gillingham
|caps3 = 138
|goals3 = 29
|totalcaps = 182
|totalgoals = 43
}}
Alan Wilks (born 5 October 1946) is an English former professional footballer with Queens Park Rangers.{{Hugman|id=21136}}
Career
He signed for QPR in 1965 from Chelsea[http://cards.littleoak.com.au/196869_fks/qpr.htm Nigel's Webspace - FKS 1968/69 Wonderful World of Soccer Stars - Q.P.R] and made his debut in the 2–2 draw with Brighton in December 1966. He was a striker and scored all 5 goals in a League Cup game against Oxford United in 1967.[http://qprreport.blogspot.com/2006/10/ex-qpr-birthdays-alan-wilks-turned.html QPR REPORT: Ex-QPR Birthdays: Alan WIlks Turned 60...Steve Slade Turns 31]
Alan played 50 league games for QPR scoring 14 goals before moving to Gillingham in 1971, where he was named as Player of Year in 1972.{{Cite book |last=Triggs |first=Roger |title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club |publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd |year=2001 |isbn=0-7524-2243-X |location=Stroud |pages=336}} He then played Non league football with Folkestone, Canterbury and Chatham Town until the early 1980s.
References
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{{Gillingham F.C. Player of the Year}}
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Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Slough
Category:Men's association football forwards