Alan Dugdale

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Liverpool
Date Of Birth
September 11, 1952
Age
72
Games Played
173
-
Per Game
Games Started
170
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
15224
88.0
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Brought up in Liverpool’s tough Kirkby district, Alan was a hard man and physically bigger and stronger than the majority of youths of his age. He joined City as a fifteen-year old and was in the team that unluckily lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Youth Cup final in 1970. He was capped at Youth level for England and was one of three City players (Bobby Parker and Mick McGuire were the others) in the England team that won the European Championships or the Little World Cup, as it was then known. Although a centre-half for City he played at right back for England.

By the end of his first season Alan had displaced his old youth team colleague Parker and in 1973-74 season was a regular, building a strong central defensive partnership with another hard man John Craven. In a period when City rarely flirted with relegation Dugdale was a solid but unspectacular defender who never shirked a challenge and outplayed many of the top strikers of the era. He was short (around 5 ft 8) for a central defender but could hold his own in the air against the likes of Bob Latchford, Joe Jordan and Andy Gray.

In 1976-77 however with City sliding towards relegation Milne signed Jim Holton and Alan’s days were numbered. His final game that season saw him sent off for the one and only time in his City career. With City leading Aston Villa 2-1 his mistimed sliding tackle sent his old mate Dennis Mortimer sprawling. It looked worse than it was and was not malicious – Duggie had got away with hundreds of worse tackles in his career – but having already been booked he got his marching orders. City’s weakened defence could not survive a Villa onslaught and the arch enemy won the game 3-2.

He joined Second Division Charlton Athletic for £50,000. His career at the Valley was not very successful and he played less than 40 games for the Addicks and after a brief loan at Barnsley he joined Tulsa Roughnecks and was a regular for two seasons for the NASL club. His life since leaving Tulsa over twenty years ago is hazy. He was last heard of living in Bixby and had at some time worked for Coca Cola. Alan is the nephew of Jimmy Dugdale who played for West Brom and Aston Villa.

Red cards (1)
1976-77
16 April 1977 v Aston Villa H

Own goals (1)
1973-74
9 February 1974 v Newcastle United A

Football League First Division (England)
1977-1978
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1976-1977
Coventry City
25
25
2147′
1
1
1975-1976
Coventry City
34
34
3029′
1974-1975
Coventry City
24
24
2150′
3
1973-1974
Coventry City
39
39
3465′
3
1
1972-1973
Coventry City
19
16
3
1523′
1971-1972
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1970-1971
Coventry City
0
0
0′
142
139
3
12404′
7
0
1
0 (0)
0
1
FA Cup (England)
1976-1977
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1975-1976
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1974-1975
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1973-1974
Coventry City
6
6
570′
1972-1973
Coventry City
2
2
180′
16
16
0
1470′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1976-1977
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1975-1976
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1974-1975
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1973-1974
Coventry City
6
6
540′
1
12
12
0
1080′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
The Texaco Cup (England)
1973-1974
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1972-1973
Coventry City
1
1
90′
3
3
0
270′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
173
170
3
15224′
8
0
1
0 (0)
0
1
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1977-1978
Football League First Division 1977-1978
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 1:2
Football League First Division 1976-1977
Football League First Division 1976-1977
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 2:3
53`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 1:1
57`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:0
57`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1976-1977
FA Cup 1976-1977
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 1:0
90`
League Cup 1976-1977
League Cup 1976-1977
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
W 0:1
90`
Football League First Division 1975-1976
Football League First Division 1975-1976
Coventry City
Burnley
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
59`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:4
90`
FA Cup 1975-1976
FA Cup 1975-1976
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 2:1
90`
League Cup 1975-1976
League Cup 1975-1976
Coventry City
Mansfield Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 1:3
90`
Football League First Division 1974-1975
Football League First Division 1974-1975
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:3
80`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:2
90`
FA Cup 1974-1975
FA Cup 1974-1975
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
League Cup 1974-1975
League Cup 1974-1975
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
90`
Football League First Division 1973-1974
Football League First Division 1973-1974
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 3:1
45`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1973-1974
FA Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 0:1
120`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
League Cup 1973-1974
League Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Darlington
H
W 5:1
90`
The Texaco Cup 1973-1974
The Texaco Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Motherwell
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Motherwell
H
L 0:1
90`
Football League First Division 1972-1973
Football League First Division 1972-1973
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:0
45`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
16`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:0
60`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 1:3
52`
FA Cup 1972-1973
FA Cup 1972-1973
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
W 1:4
90`
The Texaco Cup 1972-1973
The Texaco Cup 1972-1973
Coventry City
Motherwell
A
L 1:0
90`
Football League First Division 1971-1972
Football League First Division 1971-1972
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 3:3
Football League First Division 1970-1971
Football League First Division 1970-1971
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
Sat, 01 Oct, 1977
£50,000
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
Sat, 01 Oct, 1977
£50,000
Apprentice
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Nov, 1969
Apprentice
Apprentice
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Nov, 1969
Apprentice

England Youth, 7 caps 1971