Alan J. Pinkney (born 1 January 1947 in

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, Greater London) is an English former professional

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who played in

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, as a

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. He began his league career with Exeter City in 1967, making seven appearances scoring once, before signing for Crystal Palace in July 1969. Pinkney made 24 appearances for Palace over five seasons, without scoring and had a loan spell with

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in 1972–73 (12 appearances, no goals). He was released by Palace in 1974 and went on to play for

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and

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References

External links

CPFC player stats at neilbrown.com

Pinkney at holmesdale.net
1947 births Living people Footballers from Battersea English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Exeter City F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players English Football League players Cape Town City F.C. (NFL) players National Football League (South Africa) players {{England-footy-forward-1940s-stub