Alan Morton (born 13 April 1950) is an English former professional

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who played in

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as a

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. Morton holds the modern record for a single season goalscoring for

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, scoring 46 goals in 59 games in all competitions in 1972/73. Morton played a total of 361 games for

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in all competitions, scoring 178 goals.

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1950 births Living people Footballers from Erith English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Woking F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players Ashford United F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Wokingham & Emmbrook F.C. players Walton & Hersham F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Epsom & Ewell F.C. players Westfield F.C. (Surrey) players English Football League players National League (English football) players {{England-footy-forward-1950s-stub