Alan Birchenall

Date of birth22 August 1945
Place of birthEast Ham
NationalityEnglish
PositionMidfielder

Dave Sexton's first signing for £ 100,000 from Sheffield United in November 1967. A cultured left foot his career at Chelsea was interupted by several serios injuries. He was unfortunate that whilst he was injured Ian Hutchinson established himself in the first team and Alan left for Crystal Palace in the same deal as Bobby Tambling in June 1970.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Sheffield United 01 Jun 1963 01 Nov 1967
Chelsea 01 Nov 1967 01 Jun 1970
Crystal Palace 01 Jun 1970 01 Sep 1971
Leicester City 01 Sep 1971 01 Sep 1977
Notts County 01 Sep 1977 01 Jul 1978
Blackburn Rovers 01 Jul 1978 01 Mar 1979
Luton Town 01 Mar 1979 01 Oct 1979

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1967-68 Chelsea FA Cup 5
2
1967-68 Chelsea League Division One 21
5
1968-69 Chelsea FA Cup 5
1
1968-69 Chelsea Fairs Cup 4
2
1968-69 Chelsea League Cup 3
1
1968-69 Chelsea League Division One 39
12
1969-70 Chelsea League Cup 4
2
1969-70 Chelsea League Division One 14
1
3
1971-72 Leicester City FA Cup 3
1971-72 Leicester City League Division One 29
4
1972-73 Leicester City FA Cup 2
1972-73 Leicester City League Division One 36
5
1973-74 Leicester City FA Cup 4
1973-74 Leicester City League Cup 2
1973-74 Leicester City League Division One 33
2
1974-75 Leicester City FA Cup 5
1
1974-75 Leicester City League Cup 2
1
1974-75 Leicester City League Division One 40
1
1975-76 Leicester City League Cup 1
1975-76 Leicester City League Division One 7
1
1976-77 Leicester City League Cup 1
1976-77 Leicester City League Division One 11
6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.