Alec Alston (26 February 1937 – 23 February 2009) was an English footballer who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...

for Barrow, Bury and Preston North End. His brother

Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the mai ...

was also a professional footballer, representing Australia at international level. Both brothers played together for

Fleetwood Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal lando ...

in season 1967-68.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alston, Alex English footballers English Football League players 1937 births 2009 deaths Preston North End F.C. players Bury F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Kendal Town F.C. players Footballers from Preston, Lancashire Association football forwards