Alan Beards

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Alan Beards
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-10-19) 19 October 1932 (age 91)
Place of birth Normanton, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1954 Bolton Wanderers 14 (2)
1954–? Swindon Town
Stockport County
1957–1958 Grantham Town
1958–? Frickley Colliery
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Beards (born 19 October 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He made over 40 appearances in the Football League playing for Bolton Wanderers, Swindon Town and Stockport County.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Beards was born in Normanton, Yorkshire and played for Whitewood Juniors as a youth player before he began his professional football career with Bolton and he also played for Swindon Town and Stockport County and moved to Frickley Colliery in the Midland League in 1958, along with David Niven of Sheffield Wednesday.

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