Alan Dugdale (born 11 September 1952 in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

) is an English retired professional football central defender. He spent most of his career in England with one season in the

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. In 1969, Dugdale began his career with

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

. In 1970, he was part of the Coventry City youth team which lost the championship to

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

. Dugdale did not break into the first team until 1974 and transferred to

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

in October 1977 for £ 50,000. In the fall of 1979, he signed with the

Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), the original top-flight team that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. *Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000), the team ...

as it prepared for the 1979–1980

indoor season. He then played the entire 1980 and six games of the 1981 outdoor seasons. His uncle

Jimmy Dugdale James Robert Dugdale (15 January 1932 – 26 February 2008) was an English professional footballer best known for his career with Aston Villa, with whom he won a F.A. Cup winner's medal in 1957, 2nd Division Championship 1960, Inaugural League C ...

had an extensive career in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

., while his brother

Ken Dugdale Kenneth William Dugdale (born 7 December 1950) is an English association football coach and former player, who manages Norwegian club Vollen UL. Career Born in Liverpool, Dugdale spent his early career with Kirkby Town, Aston Villa and Wolver ...

was manager of the New Zealand national team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dugdale, Alan 1952 births Living people Barnsley F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players English footballers English expatriate footballers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players Association football forwards English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States