Alan John Roper (born 21 May 1939) is an English former professional

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. He made 53 appearances in the

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for

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

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